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
- Capable of being influenced
Ancestry of “influenceable”, step by step
| 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 |