Where does “sordaggine” come from?
sordaggine (Italian) comes from Italian sordo, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.
sordaggine (Italian): partial deafness
Ancestry of “sordaggine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sordo | deaf; muffled; dull |
| 2 | Latin | surdus | deaf; inattentive, unresponsive; silent,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swēr- | heavy |