influencia
/inˈflwenθja/ · B1 · noun · f
influence
🧲 influencia = in + fluere (Latin: to flow): power that flows into others
From Latin influentia, a flowing in. Medieval astrologers held that the stars poured a fluid into people that shaped their lives. Same root as influenza, the illness once blamed on that starry flow. English influence comes from the same word.