Where does “inferiority” come from?

inferiority (English) comes from English inferior, from Latin īnferior, from Latin īnferus, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér — under, below.

inferiority (English): The quality or state of being inferior; An...

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being inferior; An...

Ancestry of “inferiority”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishinferiorof lower quality; of lower rank; located below
2Latinīnferiorlower in situation or place
3Latinīnferuslow
4Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰérunder, below

Words derived from “inferiority”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér →Every word from Latin īnferus →Every word from Latin īnferior →