Where does “sordo” come from?

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

sordo (Spanish): deaf; dull, muted; voiceless

Definitions

  1. deaf; dull, muted; voiceless

Ancestry of “sordo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sordo”

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