Where does “influence” come from?

influence (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin influentia, from Latin īnfluēns, from Latin īnfluō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

influence (Old French): inundation; flooding; influx of water; influence,...

Definitions

  1. inundation; flooding; influx of water; influence,...

Ancestry of “influence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latininfluentiainfluence
2Latinīnfluēnsflowing into
3Latinīnfluōto flow or run into
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “influence”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →