ensurdecer
Portuguese
verb
Definitions
- to deafen to make deaf, permanently or temporarily
Etymology
Affix from Portuguese surdo derived from Latin surdescere.
Origin
Latin
surdescere
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *surdīre Latin
- surdescere Latin
- ensordecer Spanish, Castilian
- ensurdecedor Portuguese
- surdez Portuguese
- surdo Portuguese
- surdo-mudo Portuguese
- ensordir Catalan, Valencian
- sordo Old Portuguese