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-
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