Where does “torpidus” come from?
torpidus (Latin) comes from Latin torpere, from Latin torpeo, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
torpidus (Latin): benumbed, stupefied, torpid
Definitions
- benumbed, stupefied, torpid
Ancestry of “torpidus”, step by step
torpidus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin torpere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | torpere | present active infinitive of torpeō; to be numb;... |
| 2 | Latin | torpeo | I am stiff, numb, torpid or motionless; I am... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
via Latin torpeō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | torpeō | to be stiff, numb, torpid or motionless |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | terp- | to satisfy |
Words derived from “torpidus”