Where does “infernal” come from?

infernal (French) comes from Latin infernālis, from Latin inferna, from Latin īnfernus — of the lower regions.

infernal (French): infernal; infernal, hellish, awful, terrible

Definitions

  1. infernal; infernal, hellish, awful, terrible

Ancestry of “infernal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininfernālisof the underworld
2Latininfernathe lower parts of the body, the abdomen;...
3Latinīnfernusof the lower regions

Words derived from “infernal”

Every word from Latin īnfernus →Every word from Latin inferna →Every word from Latin infernālis →