Where does “surd” come from?

surd (English) comes from Latin surditas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

surd (English): An irrational number, especially one expressed...

Definitions

  1. An irrational number, especially one expressed...

Ancestry of “surd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsurditasdeafness
2Latin-tāsty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship
3Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “surd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →