Where does “fugleinfluensa” come from?

fugleinfluensa (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk influensa, from Italian influenza, from Latin īnfluentia, from Latin īnfluēns, from Latin īnfluō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

fugleinfluensa (Norwegian Nynorsk): avian influenza, bird flu

Definitions

  1. avian influenza, bird flu

Ancestry of “fugleinfluensa”, step by step

fugleinfluensa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk influensa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskinfluensainfluenza, flu
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 Norwegian Nynorsk fugl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfugla bird
2Old Norsefoglbird
3Proto-Germanicfuglazbird
4Proto-Germanicfluglaz
5Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en