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
- Affected by common cold, flu
Ancestry of “flunssainen”, step by step
| 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 |