Where does “uffern” come from?

uffern (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh uffern, from Proto-Brythonic *ifern, from Vulgar Latin *īferna, from Latin inferna, from Latin īnfernus — of the lower regions.

uffern (Welsh): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “uffern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshuffern—
2Proto-Brythonic*ifern—
3Vulgar Latin*īferna—
4Latininfernathe lower parts of the body, the abdomen;...
5Latinīnfernusof the lower regions

Words derived from “uffern”

Every word from Latin īnfernus →Every word from Latin inferna →Every word from Vulgar Latin *īferna →