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
Ancestry of “surdo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | sordo | — |
| 2 | Latin | surdus | deaf; inattentive, unresponsive; silent,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swēr- | heavy |
Words derived from “surdo”