Where does “torpide” come from?

torpide (French) comes from Latin torpidus, from Latin torpere, from Latin torpeo, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

torpide (French): torpid

Definitions

  1. torpid

Ancestry of “torpide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorpidusbenumbed, stupefied, torpid
2Latintorperepresent active infinitive of torpeō; to be numb;...
3LatintorpeoI am stiff, numb, torpid or motionless; I am...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “torpide”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Latin torpeo →Every word from Latin torpere →