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Where does “surdus” come from?

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

surdus (Latin): deaf; inattentive, unresponsive; silent,...

Definitions

  1. deaf; inattentive, unresponsive; silent,...

Ancestry of “surdus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “surdus”

  • absurd
  • absurdly
  • absurdum
  • absurdist
  • surd
  • absurdism
  • surdity
  • absurdness
  • Absurdistan
  • sordine
  • unabsurd
  • absurda
  • surdization
  • absurditas
  • absurda
  • surda
  • surdo
  • absurdum
  • absurdius
  • surdesco
  • obsurdescens
  • absurdus
  • surdaster
  • obsurdesco
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