Where does “inferno” come from?

inferno (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Italian inferno, from Latin īnfernus — of the lower regions.

inferno (Norwegian Bokmål): an inferno

Definitions

  1. an inferno

Ancestry of “inferno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianinfernohellish, infernal; lower, inferior; hell
2Latinīnfernusof the lower regions
Every word from Latin īnfernus →Every word from Italian inferno →