Where does “torpedear” come from?

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

torpedear (Portuguese): to torpedo to attack with a torpedo

Definitions

  1. to torpedo to attack with a torpedo

Ancestry of “torpedear”, 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 →