Where does “torpify” come from?

torpify (English) comes from Latin torpere, from Latin torpeo, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

torpify (English): To make torpid; to benumb

Definitions

  1. To make torpid; to benumb

Ancestry of “torpify”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorperepresent active infinitive of torpeō; to be numb;...
2LatintorpeoI am stiff, numb, torpid or motionless; I am...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Latin torpeo →Every word from Latin torpere →