Where does “flunssaepidemia” come from?
flunssaepidemia (Finnish) comes from Finnish flunssa, from Swedish flunsa, from Swedish influensa, from Italian influenza, from Latin īnfluentia, from Latin īnfluēns, from Latin īnfluō, from Latin īn- — in.
flunssaepidemia (Finnish): flu epidemic
Definitions
- flu epidemic
Ancestry of “flunssaepidemia”, step by step
flunssaepidemia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish flunssa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | flunssa | common cold, cold |
| 2 | Swedish | flunsa | flu |
| 3 | Swedish | influensa | influenza |
| 4 | Italian | influenza | influence; influenza, flu; third-person singular... |
| 5 | Latin | īnfluentia | influence |
| 6 | Latin | īnfluēns | flowing into |
| 7 | Latin | īnfluō | to flow or run into |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Finnish epidemia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | epidemia | An epidemic |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | epidemia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐπιδήμιος | among the people |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |