Where does “sordomudo” come from?
sordomudo (Spanish) comes from Spanish sordo, from Old Spanish sordo, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.
sordomudo (Spanish): deaf and dumb; deaf-mute; deaf-mute
Definitions
- deaf and dumb; deaf-mute; deaf-mute
Ancestry of “sordomudo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | sordo | deaf; dull, muted; voiceless |
| 2 | Old Spanish | sordo | — |
| 3 | Latin | surdus | deaf; inattentive, unresponsive; silent,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swēr- | heavy |