torpedo

Portuguese

/toɻ.ˈpe.do/

noun

Definitions

torpedotorpedo (submarine weapon)
SMS (a text message sent on a cell phone)

Etymology

Derived from Latin torpēdō (a torpedo fish, torpidity, numbness, electric ray).

Origin

Latin

torpēdō

Gloss

a torpedo fish, torpidity, numbness, electric ray

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

torpedo English
torpēdō Latin
torpedo Dutch, Flemish
torpedo Spanish, Castilian
*ster- Proto-Indo-European
antitorpedo Portuguese
torpedear Portuguese