Where does “torpedoiminen” come from?
torpedoiminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish torpedoida, from Finnish torpedo, from English torpedo, from Latin torpēdō, from Latin torpeō, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.
Ancestry of “torpedoiminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | torpedoida | to torpedo |
| 2 | Finnish | torpedo | torpedo self-propelled cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater |
| 3 | English | torpedo | An electric ray of the genus "Torpedo"; A... |
| 4 | Latin | torpēdō | lethargy, inertness, sluggishness |
| 5 | Latin | torpeō | to be stiff, numb, torpid or motionless |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terp- | to satisfy |