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Where does “infierno” come from?

infierno (Old Spanish) comes from Latin īnfernum, from Proto-Italic *enðernom, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér.

infierno (Old Spanish): Sheol, the Hebrew term for the underworld; hell

Definitions

  1. Sheol, the Hebrew term for the underworld; hell

Ancestry of “infierno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīnfernum—
2Proto-Italic*enðernom—
3Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér—

Words derived from “infierno”

  • infierno
  • impyerno
  • inpierno
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