Where does “torpedo” come from?

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

torpedo (Esperanto): torpedo

Definitions

  1. torpedo

Ancestry of “torpedo”, step by step

torpedo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Torpedo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTorpedotorpedo (weapon)
2EnglishtorpedoAn electric ray of the genus "Torpedo"; A...
3Latintorpēdōlethargy, inertness, sluggishness
4Latintorpeōto be stiff, numb, torpid or motionless
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy

via Spanish torpedo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtorpedotorpedo (fish)

Words derived from “torpedo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp-Every word from Latin torpeōEvery word from Latin torpēdō