Where does “stupor” come from?

stupor (Latin) comes from Latin mundus, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

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

Definitions

  1. numbness, torpor; stupefaction; stupidity

Ancestry of “stupor”, step by step

stupor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin mundus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmundusclean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet

via Latin stupeō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstupeōto be stunned, stiffened or benumbed, stop, hesitate

Words derived from “stupor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →Every word from Latin mundus →