Where does “postinfluenzal” come from?
postinfluenzal (English) comes from English influenzal, from English influenza, from Italian influenza, from Latin īnfluentia, from Latin īnfluēns, from Latin īnfluō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
postinfluenzal (English): After influenza
Definitions
- After influenza
Ancestry of “postinfluenzal”, step by step
postinfluenzal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English influenzal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | influenzal | of or relating to influenza |
| 2 | English | influenza | An acute contagious disease of the upper airways... |
| 3 | Italian | influenza | influence; influenza, flu; third-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | īnfluentia | 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 |
via English post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 2 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 3 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 4 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 5 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 6 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |