Where does “ferior” come from?
ferior (English) comes from English inferior, from Latin īnferior, from Latin īnferus, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér — under, below.
ferior (English): From inferior by dropping prefix in-, meaning the...
Definitions
- From inferior by dropping prefix in-, meaning the...
Ancestry of “ferior”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inferior | of lower quality; of lower rank; located below |
| 2 | Latin | īnferior | lower in situation or place |
| 3 | Latin | īnferus | low |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *(H)n̥dʰér | under, below |