torpidity

English

Etymology

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

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂tsder.

Latin -itās

Old French -itebor.

Middle English -ite

English -ity

English torpidity

From torpid + -ity.

Noun

torpidity (countable and uncountable, plural torpidities)

1. The property of being torpid.