Etymology

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Today it means: Lower in rank, status, or quality. Full definition →

Latin īnferior
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromīnferior“lower in situation or place”
  2. English todayinferior

Borrowed from Latin īnferior (“lower in situation or place”), comparative of īnferus (“below, underneath”).

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