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Where does “surda” come from?

surda (Esperanto) comes from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

surda (Esperanto): deaf

Definitions

  1. deaf

Ancestry of “surda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsurdusdeaf; inattentive, unresponsive; silent,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “surda”

  • surdmutulo
  • surdmuta
  • surda
  • surdigar
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