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Where does “stupor” come from?

stupor (Latin) comes from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

stupor (Latin): numbness, torpor; stupefaction; stupidity

Definitions

  1. numbness, torpor; stupefaction; stupidity

Ancestry of “stupor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
2Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
3Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
4Proto-Indo-European-oss—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “stupor”

  • stupor
  • stuporous
  • stuporously
  • stuporlike
  • stuporousness
  • Stupor mundi
  • estupor
  • stupore
  • stuporoso
  • ступор
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