Where does “ufferngi” come from?

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

ufferngi (Welsh): hellhound

Definitions

  1. hellhound

Ancestry of “ufferngi”, step by step

ufferngi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh uffern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshuffernhell
2Middle Welshuffern—
3Proto-Brythonic*ifern—
4Vulgar Latin*īferna—
5Latininfernathe lower parts of the body, the abdomen;...
6Latinīnfernusof the lower regions

via Welsh ci

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcidog
2Middle Welshci—
Every word from Latin īnfernus →Every word from Latin inferna →Every word from Vulgar Latin *īferna →