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Where does “inferior” come from?

inferior (Spanish) comes from Latin īnferior, from Latin īnferus, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér.

inferior (Spanish): inferior

Definitions

  1. inferior

Ancestry of “inferior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīnferior—
2Latinīnferus—
3Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér—

Words derived from “inferior”

  • inferioridad
  • anteroinferior
  • posteroinferior
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