Where does “untorpid” come from?

untorpid (English) comes from English torpid, from French torpide, from Latin torpidus, from Latin torpere, from Latin torpeo, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

untorpid (English): Not torpid

Definitions

  1. Not torpid

Ancestry of “untorpid”, step by step

untorpid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English torpid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtorpidunmoving; dormant or hibernating; lazy, lethargic...
2Frenchtorpidetorpid
3Latintorpidusbenumbed, stupefied, torpid
4Latintorperepresent active infinitive of torpeō; to be numb;...
5LatintorpeoI am stiff, numb, torpid or motionless; I am...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster-Every word from Latin torpeoEvery word from Latin torpere
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