Where does “surdo” come from?

surdo (Istriot) comes from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

surdo (Istriot): deaf

Definitions

  1. deaf

Ancestry of “surdo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsurdusdeaf; inattentive, unresponsive; silent,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr-