infierno
/inˈfjeɾno/ · noun
Meaning
- Sheol, the Hebrew term for the underworld; hell.
Etymology / origin
From Latin īnfernum; attested from 1140. Regarding the phonetics (Latin in normally becomes en in Spanish), the word was perhaps influenced or reinforced by the Ecclesiastical Latin pronunciation. There were similar developments in other Romance languages.
- īnfernum(la)→
- infierno (Old Spanish)
- Relations: inh
Related words
Descendant words
- impiyerno(Cebuano) (der)
- impyerno(Cebuano) (der)
- infierno(Spanish) (inh)
- infierno(Spanish) (inh)
- impiyerno(Tagalog) (der)
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