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English word stupid comes from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tu-, Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew-, and later Latin stupidus (Senseless, stunned, amazed. Stupid; dull.)
*(s)tu- (Proto-Indo-European)
*(s)tew- (Proto-Indo-European)
*(s)tewb- (Proto-Indo-European)
to push, hit
stupeo (Latin)
(intransitive) I am dazed, speechless or silenced; I am astounded, confounded, aghast or amazed.. (intransitive) I am stunned, stiffened or benumbed, stop, hesitate.. (transitive) I am astonished or amazed at, wonder at.
stupidus (Latin)
Senseless, stunned, amazed. Stupid; dull.
stupide (Middle French)
stupid (English)
(archaic) Characterized by or in a state of stupor; paralysed.. (archaic) Lacking sensation; inanimate; destitute of consciousness; insensate.. (slang) Amazing.. (slang) damn, annoying, darn. Lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.. To the point of stupor.. Dulled in feeling or sensation; torpid (colloquial, uncountable) The [...]