Where does “sordina” come from?

sordina (Spanish) comes from Italian sordina, from Italian sorda, from Italian sordo, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

sordina (Spanish): mute; muffler

Definitions

  1. mute; muffler

Ancestry of “sordina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansordinaa mute device for musical instruments, such as...
2Italiansordafeminine singular of sordo; female equivalent of...
3Italiansordodeaf; muffled; dull
4Latinsurdusdeaf; inattentive, unresponsive; silent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Latin surdus →Every word from Italian sordo →