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
- Synonym of superflu
Ancestry of “superinfluenza”, step by step
superinfluenza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English influenza
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | influenza | An acute contagious disease of the upper airways... |
| 2 | Italian | influenza | influence; influenza, flu; third-person singular... |
| 3 | Latin | īnfluentia | influence |
| 4 | Latin | īnfluēns | flowing into |
| 5 | Latin | īnfluō | to flow or run into |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English super
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | super | Of excellent quality, superfine; better than... |
| 2 | English | super-ego | Alternative spelling of superego |
| 3 | German | Über-Ich | superego |
| 4 | German | Ich | ego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc |
| 5 | Middle High German | ich | I |
| 6 | Old High German | ih | I |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |