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
- A feeling of dissatisfaction, anxiety, etc.,...
Ancestry of “affluenza”, step by step
affluenza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English affluence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | affluence | An abundant flow or supply; An abundance of... |
| 2 | Old French | affluence | — |
| 3 | Latin | affluentia | a flowing to, flow to; abundance, copiousness;... |
| 4 | Latin | affluēns | flowing, running or floating to, towards or in |
| 5 | Latin | affluō | to flow, run or float to, towards or in |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English influenza
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | influenza | An acute contagious disease of the upper airways... |
| 2 | Italian | influenza | influence; influenza, flu; third-person singular... |
| 3 | Latin | īnfluentia | influence |
| 4 | Latin | īnfluēns | flowing into |
| 5 | Latin | īnfluō | to flow or run into |