Where does “torpedi” come from?

torpedi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto torpedo, from German Torpedo, from English torpedo, from Latin torpēdō, from Latin torpeō, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

torpedi (Esperanto): to (send a) torpedo

Definitions

  1. to (send a) torpedo

Ancestry of “torpedi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantotorpedotorpedo
2GermanTorpedotorpedo (weapon)
3EnglishtorpedoAn electric ray of the genus "Torpedo"; A...
4Latintorpēdōlethargy, inertness, sluggishness
5Latintorpeōto be stiff, numb, torpid or motionless
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Latin torpeō →Every word from Latin torpēdō →