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Where does “sorda” come from?

sorda (Italian) comes from Italian sordo, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

sorda (Italian): feminine singular of sordo; female equivalent of...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of sordo; female equivalent of...

Ancestry of “sorda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansordodeaf; muffled; dull
2Latinsurdusdeaf; inattentive, unresponsive; silent,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “sorda”

  • sordine
  • sordina
  • sordina
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →