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Where does “influenceable” come from?

influenceable (English) comes from English influence, from Middle English influence, from Old French influence, from Medieval Latin influentia, from Latin īnfluēns, from Latin īnfluō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

influenceable (English): Capable of being influenced

Definitions

  1. Capable of being influenced

Ancestry of “influenceable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinfluenceThe power to affect, control or manipulate...
2Middle Englishinfluence—
3Old Frenchinfluenceinundation; flooding; influx of water; influence,...
4Medieval Latininfluentiainfluence
5Latinīnfluēns—
6Latinīnfluō—
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “influenceable”

  • uninfluenceable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →