Where does “influx” come from?
Influx comes from Latin influxus, the past participle of influo, composed of the prefix in- and the verb fluere meaning "to flow," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
influx (English): A flow inward or into something; a coming in;...
Definitions
- A flow inward or into something; a coming in;...
Ancestry of “influx”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | īnfluxus | — |
| 2 | Latin | īnfluō | — |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “influx”