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

superinfluenza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English influenza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinfluenzaAn acute contagious disease of the upper airways...
2Italianinfluenzainfluence; influenza, flu; third-person singular...
3Latinīnfluentiainfluence
4Latinīnfluēnsflowing into
5Latinīnfluōto flow or run into
6Latinīn-un-, non-, not
7Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English super

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuperOf excellent quality, superfine; better than...
2Englishsuper-egoAlternative spelling of superego
3GermanÜber-Ichsuperego
4GermanIchego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc
5Middle High GermanichI
6Old High GermanihI
7Proto-West GermanicikI
8Proto-Germanic*ek
9Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en