INFERIUS, inferius
Sounds Like: in-FEH-ree-oos
Translations: lower, further down, below, underneath
From the root: INFERUS
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is a comparative adverb, meaning 'lower' or 'further down'. It indicates a position or degree that is beneath something else. It is derived from the adjective 'inferus' (lower, below) and functions similarly to English 'lower' or 'more lowly'.
Inflection: Comparative degree of the adverb
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, INFERUS.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- INFERUS — lower, below, underground, infernal, of the underworld, the underworld, the dead
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