Where does “surdmutulo” come from?

surdmutulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto surdmuta, from Esperanto muta, from English mute, from Middle French muetir, from Middle French esmeutir.

surdmutulo (Esperanto): deaf-mute

Definitions

  1. deaf-mute

Ancestry of “surdmutulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosurdmutadeaf-mute
2Esperantomutamute, speechless
3EnglishmuteNot having the power of speech; dumb; Silent; not...
4Middle Frenchmuetir—
5Middle Frenchesmeutir—
Every word from Middle French esmeutir →Every word from Middle French muetir →Every word from English mute →