Where does “торпе́да” come from?

торпе́да (Russian) comes from Latin torpēdō, from Latin torpeō, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

торпе́да (Russian): torpedo

Definitions

  1. torpedo

Ancestry of “торпе́да”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorpēdōlethargy, inertness, sluggishness
2Latintorpeōto be stiff, numb, torpid or motionless
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy

Words derived from “торпе́да”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Latin torpeō →Every word from Latin torpēdō →