torpor

Latin

noun

Definitions

numbness, stupefaction
sluggishness, listlessness, inactivity

Etymology

Affix from Latin torpeō (torpid, numb, I am astounded, I am inactive, I am stiff, I am numb, I am stiff non-gloss definition).

Origin

Latin

torpeō

Gloss

torpid, numb, I am astounded, I am inactive, I am stiff, I am numb, I am stiff non-gloss definition

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

torpedo English
torpor English
torporific English
torporize English
obtorpeo Latin
torpeō Latin
torpidus Latin
torpeur French
torpedo Old Norse
torpedo Cebuano