influenza
influence
noun een-floo-EHN-tsah Less Common
Origin: from Medieval Latin influentia
Also means
flu
Usage Note
Influenza is a handy double word: it means 'influence' but is also the everyday term for the illness 'flu', as in ho preso l'influenza. English borrowed 'influenza' for the disease sense directly from this Italian word.
Examples
"Quest'inverno ho avuto l'influenza."
Natural Translation
This winter I had the flu.
Literal Translation
This-winter have-I had the-flu.
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