Where does “torpedó” come from?

torpedó (Hungarian) comes from Latin torpēdō, from Latin torpeō, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

torpedó (Hungarian): torpedo

Definitions

  1. torpedo

Ancestry of “torpedó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorpēdōlethargy, inertness, sluggishness
2Latintorpeōto be stiff, numb, torpid or motionless
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Latin torpeō →Every word from Latin torpēdō →