Where does “influenzalike” come from?

influenzalike (English) comes from English influenza, from Italian influenza, from Latin īnfluentia, from Latin īnfluēns, from Latin īnfluō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

influenzalike (English): Resembling influenza

Definitions

  1. Resembling influenza

Ancestry of “influenzalike”, step by step

influenzalike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English influenza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinfluenzaAn acute contagious disease of the upper airways...
2Italianinfluenzainfluence; influenza, flu; third-person singular...
3Latinīnfluentiainfluence
4Latinīnfluēnsflowing into
5Latinīnfluōto flow or run into
6Latinīn-un-, non-, not
7Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English like

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlikeTo enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;...
2Dutchluikhatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych
3Middle Dutchluke
4Dutchluikento close, to shut
5Middle Dutchlukento close, to shut; to close, to become closed
6Old Dutchlūcanto close, shut
7Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
8Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en
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