Where does “stordo” come from?

stordo (Neapolitan) comes from Latin stolidus, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

stordo (Neapolitan): moron, idiot

Definitions

  1. moron, idiot

Ancestry of “stordo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstolidusstupid, foolish
2Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Latin stolidus →
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