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Where does “inferiourly” come from?

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

inferiourly (English): Obsolete form of inferiorly

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of inferiorly

Ancestry of “inferiourly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinferiourObsolete spelling of inferior; Obsolete form of...
2Englishinferiorof lower quality; of lower rank; located below
3Latinīnferior—
4Latinīnferus—
5Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér—
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