Etymograph

English

inferiae

Inferiae comes from Latin inferiae ‘sacrifice in honour of the dead’, from inferus ‘underneath’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér-o-s.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(H)n̥dʰér-o-sHreconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*enðeros‘low’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinferus‘underneath’next step skipped: Latin īnferius
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinferiae‘sacrifice in honour of the dead’
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(H)n̥dʰér-o-sHreconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*enðeros‘low’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinferus‘underneath’next step skipped: Latin īnferius
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinferiae‘sacrifice in honour of the dead’
  5. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér-o-s

Today it means

noun Sacrifices offered to the souls of deceased heroes or friends.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér-o-s / inferiae

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