Help with latin word origins..?

Question

the word _______________ comes from the Latin word meaning "to be numb"

the word _______________ comes from a latin base and prefix , which combine to mean " a thing said before"

thanks so much..

oh yeah and the words are martial, torpor, quavered, prodigy, squander, mortified.

Answer 1

The answer above MAY be what the teacher is looking for, but both the analyses in that answer are off base, one of them just plain wrong, and the question seems to be messed up.

Torpor - Came from the Latin 'torpor', which meant 'numbness, paralysis.' The Latin word for 'to be numb' is 'torpere'. L. 'torpor' came from L. 'torpere', but English took the noun form directly. I suppose you could say 'torpere' was a root, but how many layers back do you want to go?

Prodigy - Came from Latin 'prodigium', meaning 'a portent, a wonder' That in turn came from 'pro-' + 'adagium', a word meaning 'adage, proverb'.

This does not relate to 'a thing said before', and the answer so stating is wrong. However, that is a very good basis for the word 'prediction.' That word is not in the list provided, but I suspect it should have been there.

Answer 2

the word "torpor" comes from the Latin word meaning "to be numb"

the word "prodigy" comes from a Latin base and prefix , which combine to mean "a thing said before"

Answer 3

"torpor" is probably derived from the Latin word "torpent" = "numb".

"prodigy" appears to be derived from "pro-" + "dicere" , "before" + "say".