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Where does “surda” come from?

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

surda (Portuguese): feminine singular of surdo

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of surdo

Ancestry of “surda”, step by step

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