Etymograph

English

torpidly

From torpid + -ly.

A compound of torpid + -ly

Proto-Indo-European *terp- ‘to satisfy’

Proto-Indo-European *tr̥péh₁yeti

Proto-Italic *torpēō

Latin torpeō ‘to be stiff, numb, torpid or motionless’

Latin torpidus ‘tired, numb’

English torpid

Today it means

adv In a torpid way or manner.

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Etymograph / torpidly