Where does “surd” come from?

surd (Romanian) comes from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

surd (Romanian): deaf

Definitions

  1. deaf

Ancestry of “surd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsurdusdeaf; inattentive, unresponsive; silent,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “surd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Latin surdus →