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Where does “torpesco” come from?

torpesco (Latin) comes from Latin -sco, from Proto-Italic -skō, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

torpesco (Latin): I grow stiff, numb or dull; I become listless,...

Definitions

  1. I grow stiff, numb or dull; I become listless,...

Ancestry of “torpesco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-scoForms inchoative verbs from existing verbs,...
2Proto-Italic-skō—
3Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

Words derived from “torpesco”

  • torpescent
  • torpescens
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