Where does “surdomutism” come from?

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

surdomutism (Romanian): deafmutism

Definitions

  1. deafmutism

Ancestry of “surdomutism”, step by step

surdomutism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian surd

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

via Romanian mutism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmutismmuteness
2Frenchmutismemutism, aphasia; muteness; stubborn or obstinate...
3Latinmūtusmute, dumb, silent, unable to speak, inarticulate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr-Every word from Latin surdusEvery word from Romanian surd
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