Where does “torpedohyökkäys” come from?

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

torpedohyökkäys (Finnish): torpedo attack

Definitions

  1. torpedo attack

Ancestry of “torpedohyökkäys”, step by step

torpedohyökkäys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish torpedo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtorpedotorpedo self-propelled cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater
2EnglishtorpedoAn electric ray of the genus "Torpedo"; A...
3Latintorpēdōlethargy, inertness, sluggishness
4Latintorpeōto be stiff, numb, torpid or motionless
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy

via Finnish hyökkäys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyökkäysattack
2FinnishhyökätäTo attack, assault, charge, come at; To invade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Latin torpeō →Every word from Latin torpēdō →