Where does “inférieur” come from?

inférieur (French) comes from Latin īnferior, from Latin īnferus, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér — under, below.

inférieur (French): lower, under; inferior; less than or equal to. ≤,...

Definitions

  1. lower, under; inferior; less than or equal to. ≤,...

Ancestry of “inférieur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīnferiorlower in situation or place
2Latinīnferuslow
3Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰérunder, below

Words derived from “inférieur”

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