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Where does “superinfluenza” come from?

superinfluenza (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.

superinfluenza (English): Synonym of superflu

Definitions

  1. Synonym of superflu

Ancestry of “superinfluenza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinfluenzaAn acute contagious disease of the upper airways...
2Italianinfluenzainfluence; influenza, flu; third-person singular...
3Latinīnfluentia—
4Latinīnfluēns—
5Latinīnfluō—
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →