Where does “fluence” come from?
Fluence derives from Middle English influence, from Old French influence, from Medieval Latin influentia meaning "flowing in," from Latin in- "in" plus fluentia "flowing," from fluere "to flow."
fluence (English): Fluency; A measure of particle flux; A magical or...
Definitions
- Fluency; A measure of particle flux; A magical or...
Ancestry of “fluence”, step by step
fluence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English influence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | influence | The power to affect, control or manipulate... |
| 2 | Middle English | influence | — |
| 3 | Old French | influence | inundation; flooding; influx of water; influence,... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | influentia | influence |
| 5 | Latin | īnfluēns | flowing into |
| 6 | Latin | īnfluō | to flow or run into |
| 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 French fluence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fluence | — |