Where does “torpedo” come from?

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

torpedo (Finnish): torpedo self-propelled cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater

Definitions

  1. torpedo self-propelled cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater

Ancestry of “torpedo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “torpedo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Latin torpeō →Every word from Latin torpēdō →