Where does “inferno” come from?

inferno (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese inferno, from Latin īnfernus — of the lower regions.

inferno (Galician): hell; a very unpleasable or negative situation

Definitions

  1. hell; a very unpleasable or negative situation

Ancestry of “inferno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseinferno—
2Latinīnfernusof the lower regions
Every word from Latin īnfernus →Every word from Old Portuguese inferno →