Where does “lanfè” come from?

lanfè (Haitian Creole) comes from French enfer, from Old French enfer, from Latin īnfernus — of the lower regions.

lanfè (Haitian Creole): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “lanfè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchenferHell; hell
2Old FrenchenferHell
3Latinīnfernusof the lower regions
Every word from Latin īnfernus →Every word from Old French enfer →Every word from French enfer →
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