Where does “torpid” come from?
Torpid comes from Latin torpidus, formed with the suffix -idus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ster- meaning to be stiff or rigid.
torpid (English): unmoving; dormant or hibernating; lazy, lethargic...
Definitions
- unmoving; dormant or hibernating; lazy, lethargic...
Ancestry of “torpid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | torpide | torpid |
| 2 | Latin | torpidus | benumbed, stupefied, torpid |
| 3 | Latin | torpere | present active infinitive of torpeō; to be numb;... |
| 4 | Latin | torpeo | I am stiff, numb, torpid or motionless; I am... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
Words derived from “torpid”