Infernally
/ɪnˈfɜː.nəl.i/noun
In a hellish, extremely unpleasant, or diabolical manner.
Did you know?The root of infernal originally meant “below” or “underground” in Latin before Christian writers associated the lower realm with the dwelling place of the dead and the damned.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁ndʰér
“Underneath or below”
Classical Latin
Latin
īnferus
“Low, lower, or situated beneath”
Classical Latin
Latin
īnfernus
“Of the lower regions; belonging to the underworld”
Late Latin
Latin
infernus
“Hellish or relating to the realm of the dead”
14th Century
Middle English
infernal
“Belonging to Hell; diabolical”
Modern English
English
infernally
“In a hellish or extremely unpleasant manner”
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