infernal.
Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.
Meaning & usage
Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.
Of or relating to a fire or inferno.
Stygian, gloomy.
Diabolical or fiendish.
Very annoying; damned.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin īnferna Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin īnfernālis Old French infernal Middle Frenchbor. English infernal From Middle French infernal, from Medieval Latin infernalis, from Latin īnfernus, from īnferum (“netherworld, underworld, hell”), equivalent to inferno + -al.
An inhabitant of the infernal regions, a demon.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin īnferna Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin īnfernālis Old French infernal Middle Frenchbor. English infernal From Middle French infernal, from Medieval Latin infernalis, from Latin īnfernus, from īnferum (“netherworld, underworld, hell”), equivalent to inferno + -al.
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