Where does “Torpedo” come from?

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

Torpedo (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Torpedo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Torpedo”

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