inferus

Latin

adj
Definitions
  • low
  • (in the masculine plural) the souls of the dead
  • (in the neuter plural) the netherworld, the underworld, Hell

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *enðeros inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dʰér-o-s.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁n̥dʰér-o-s

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