Where does “torpēdō” come from?

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

torpēdō (Latin): lethargy, inertness, sluggishness

Definitions

  1. lethargy, inertness, sluggishness

Ancestry of “torpēdō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorpeōto be stiff, numb, torpid or motionless
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy

Words derived from “torpēdō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Latin torpeō →