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
- To make torpid; to benumb
Ancestry of “torpify”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | torpere | present active infinitive of torpeō; to be numb;... |
| 2 | Latin | torpeo | I am stiff, numb, torpid or motionless; I am... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |