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Where does “*īferna” come from?
*īferna (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin inferna, from Latin īnfernus — of the lower regions.
Ancestry of “*īferna”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
inferna
the lower parts of the body, the abdomen;...
2
Latin
īnfernus
of the lower regions
Words derived from “*īferna”
*ifern
ifernn
uffern
ifrinn
uffern
ifrinneach
ufferngi
ban-ifrinneach
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