Where does “surdo” come from?

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

surdo (Portuguese): Unable to hear; deaf

Definitions

  1. Unable to hear; deaf

Ancestry of “surdo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesordo—
2Latinsurdusdeaf; inattentive, unresponsive; silent,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “surdo”

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