Where does “flunssainen” come from?

flunssainen (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.

flunssainen (Finnish): Affected by common cold, flu

Definitions

  1. Affected by common cold, flu

Ancestry of “flunssainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishflunssacommon cold, cold
2Swedishflunsaflu
3Swedishinfluensainfluenza
4Italianinfluenzainfluence; influenza, flu; third-person singular...
5Latinīnfluentiainfluence
6Latinīnfluēnsflowing into
7Latinīnfluōto flow or run into
8Latinīn-un-, non-, not
9Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
10Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en
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