Where does “ensordir” come from?

ensordir (Catalan) comes from Catalan sord, from Old Catalan sord, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

ensordir (Catalan): to deafen

Definitions

  1. to deafen

Ancestry of “ensordir”, step by step

ensordir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan sord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansorddeaf
2Old Catalansord—
3Latinsurdusdeaf; inattentive, unresponsive; silent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

via Latin surdēscō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsurdēscō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Latin surdus →Every word from Old Catalan sord →