Where does “antitorpedo” come from?

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

antitorpedo (Portuguese): antitorpedo acting against torpedos

Definitions

  1. antitorpedo acting against torpedos

Ancestry of “antitorpedo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetorpedotorpedo; SMS
2Latintorpēdōlethargy, inertness, sluggishness
3Latintorpeōto be stiff, numb, torpid or motionless
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Latin torpeō →Every word from Latin torpēdō →