Where does “infern” come from?

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

infern (Romanian): hell place where the souls of dead sinners are to be tortured eternally

Definitions

  1. hell place where the souls of dead sinners are to be tortured eternally

Ancestry of “infern”, step by step

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