Where does “sordastro” come from?
sordastro (Italian) comes from Latin surdaster, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.
sordastro (Italian): slightly deaf
Ancestry of “sordastro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | surdaster | somewhat deaf, hard of hearing |
| 2 | Latin | surdus | deaf; inattentive, unresponsive; silent,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swēr- | heavy |