Where does “torpedere” come from?
torpedere (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk -ere, from Old Norse -era, from Middle High German -ieren, from Old French -ier, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
torpedere (Norwegian Nynorsk): to torpedo e.g. a ship; also figurative
Definitions
- to torpedo e.g. a ship; also figurative
Ancestry of “torpedere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | -ere | Usage as for Bokmål above |
| 2 | Old Norse | -era | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ieren | used in verbs, indicating the action of doing... |
| 4 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |
| 5 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |