Where does “торпедный” come from?

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

торпедный (Russian): torpedo

Definitions

  1. torpedo

Ancestry of “торпедный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianторпе́даtorpedo
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 →