Where does “ensurdecer” come from?

ensurdecer (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese surdo, from Old Portuguese sordo, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

ensurdecer (Portuguese): to deafen

Definitions

  1. to deafen

Ancestry of “ensurdecer”, step by step

ensurdecer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese surdo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesesurdoUnable to hear; deaf
2Old Portuguesesordo—
3Latinsurdusdeaf; inattentive, unresponsive; silent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

via Latin surdescere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsurdescere—

Words derived from “ensurdecer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Latin surdus →Every word from Old Portuguese sordo →