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

  1. A flow inward or into something; a coming in;...

Ancestry of “influx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīnfluxusinflux (a flowing in)
2Latinīnfluōto flow or run into
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “influx”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →