Etymology of the English word torpedoman
the English word
torpedomanderived from the English word
torpedoderived from the Classical Latin word
torpedo (lethargy, inertness, sluggishness)
derived from the Latin word
torpere (be numb or lethargic; be struck motionless from fear)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ster-derived from the English word
manderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*manwazderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*man-Usage
Word found in Modern English
