Is there an etymological connection between "infer", "inferior", and "inferno"?

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Is there an etymological connection between "infer", "inferior", and "inferno"?

2006-10-02 12:19:18 · 2 answers · asked by Rowan_godfire 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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They are all based on different Latin words - close in spelling, but different meanings

infer: from inferre, to bring, carry, bear
inferior: from inferus, lower
inferno: from infernus, hell

2006-10-02 12:38:47 · answer #1 · answered by Villa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Infer stems from latin verb Inferre, meaning bring in.

Inferior has a meaning of bringing someone lower.
Inferno is the place down the Abyss.

Well, kind of.!

Ciao.....John-John.

2006-10-02 19:24:36 · answer #2 · answered by John-John 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋