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Where does “affluenza” come from?

affluenza (English) comes from English affluence, from Old French affluence, from Latin affluentia, from Latin affluēns, from Latin affluō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

affluenza (English): A feeling of dissatisfaction, anxiety, etc.,...

Definitions

  1. A feeling of dissatisfaction, anxiety, etc.,...

Ancestry of “affluenza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaffluenceAn abundant flow or supply; An abundance of...
2Old Frenchaffluence—
3Latinaffluentiaa flowing to, flow to; abundance, copiousness;...
4Latinaffluēns—
5Latinaffluō—
6Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “affluenza”

  • affluenzic
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