Where does “infernal” come from?

infernal (Middle French) comes from Medieval Latin infernalis, from Latin īnfernus — of the lower regions.

Ancestry of “infernal”, step by step

infernal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin infernalis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latininfernalis—
2Latinīnfernusof the lower regions

via Late Latin infernalis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latininfernalisnether, lower; infernal

Words derived from “infernal”

Every word from Latin īnfernus →Every word from Medieval Latin infernalis →