influenza
/ˌɪn.fluˈɛn.zə/ · noun
Meaning
- An acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics.
Etymology / origin
Borrowed from Italian influenza (“influence”), from Latin influentia. Doublet of influence.
- influentia(Latin)→
- influenza(Italian)→
- influenza (English)
- Relations: bor, der
Related words
Descendant words
- influenssa(Finnish) (cog)
- インフルエンザ(Japanese) (bor)
- 인플루엔자(Korean) (bor)
- imfuluwenza(Zulu) (bor)
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