Translation
hell
Word origin
From Latin infernus ('the lower world'), from inferus ('below'): hell is simply the place underneath. Italian inferno, the title of Dante's poem, is the same word, and English inferior keeps the plain sense of 'lower'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- infernus
- English cognates
- inferno, infernal, inferior
Examples
rakonto .
In the old story the devil lives in hell.
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The scorching day was like hell.
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He fears neither hell nor devil.
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