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Where does “torpens” come from?

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

torpens (Latin): stupefying

Definitions

  1. stupefying

Ancestry of “torpens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorpeō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy

Words derived from “torpens”

  • torpent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →