Where does “infern” come from?

infern (Maltese) comes from Italian inferno, from Latin īnfernus — of the lower regions.

infern (Maltese): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “infern”, step by step

infern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian inferno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianinfernohellish, infernal; lower, inferior; hell
2Latinīnfernusof the lower regions

via Sicilian nfernu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliannfernuhell; inferno
Every word from Latin īnfernus →Every word from Italian inferno →