Where does “inferior” come from?

inferior (Occitan) comes from Latin īnferior, from Latin īnferus, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér — under, below.

inferior (Occitan): inferior

Definitions

  1. inferior

Ancestry of “inferior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīnferiorlower in situation or place
2Latinīnferuslow
3Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰérunder, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér →Every word from Latin īnferus →Every word from Latin īnferior →