infernally

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin īnferna

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin īnfernālis

Old French infernal

Middle Frenchbor.

English infernal

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English infernally

From infernal + -ly.

Adverb

infernally (comparative more infernally, superlative most infernally)

1. In an infernal manner.
2. (dated, colloquial) To a great degree; terribly.

   He's so infernally stingy!