Where does “fugleinfluenza” come from?

fugleinfluenza (Danish) comes from Danish influenza, from Italian influenza, from Latin īnfluentia, from Latin īnfluēns, from Latin īnfluō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

fugleinfluenza (Danish): avian influenza, bird flu

Definitions

  1. avian influenza, bird flu

Ancestry of “fugleinfluenza”, step by step

fugleinfluenza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish influenza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishinfluenzainfluenza, flu
2Italianinfluenzainfluence; influenza, flu; third-person singular...
3Latinīnfluentiainfluence
4Latinīnfluēnsflowing into
5Latinīnfluōto flow or run into
6Latinīn-un-, non-, not
7Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Danish fugl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfuglbird
2Old Swedishfughlbird
3Old NorsefuglAlternative form of fogl
4Old Norsefoglbird
5Proto-Germanicfuglazbird
6Proto-Germanicfluglaz
7Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
9Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en