Where does “inferiour” come from?

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

inferiour (English): Obsolete spelling of inferior; Obsolete form of...

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of inferior; Obsolete form of...

Ancestry of “inferiour”, 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 “inferiour”

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