influence

/ˈɪnfluːəns/IN-floo-uhns

/ˈɪnfluəns/IN-floo-uhns

Meaninga flowing in

Common meaning: the power to affect others

inin, into; (before adjectives) not
fluto flowLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 763 · scan
encenoun ending: doing, or the condition that results

‘in, into’ + ‘to flow’ → influence

Journey through time

Latinfluō, flūxī, flūxum‘to flow’
Old Frenchinfluencesource
Englishinfluence‘the power to affect others’ · today

in- also in: incest incite induce infamy infant

flu also in: flux fluid fluent affluent mellifluous

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin fluō ‘to flow’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry fluō, p. 763 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry INFLUENCE, p. 292 · dictionary scan

Roots

fluō, flūxī, flūxum Latin “to flow”

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