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
- inundation; flooding; influx of water; influence,...
Ancestry of “influence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | influentia | influence |
| 2 | Latin | īnfluēns | — |
| 3 | Latin | īnfluō | — |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “influence”