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torpid.

unmoving

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. unmoving

  2. dormant or hibernating

  3. lazy, lethargic or apathetic

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terp- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *tr̥péh₁yeti Proto-Italic *torpēō Latin torpeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin torpidus English torpid From Latin torpidus (“tired, numb”).

noun

  1. An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.

    UK
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terp- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *tr̥péh₁yeti Proto-Italic *torpēō Latin torpeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin torpidus English torpid From Latin torpidus (“tired, numb”).

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