The act or power of producing an → effect,
especially inconspicuously; the effect of power exerted.
To have or exert influence on; affect.
Etymology (EN): M.E., from O.Fr. influence, from L. influentia
“stellar emanation” (it was thought an ethereal liquid flowed from the
stars and affected the destiny of humans), also “a flow of water,
a flowing in,” from L. influentem (nominative influens), pr.p. of
influere “to flow into,” from → in-
“into, in, on, upon” + fluere “to flow;”
PIE base *bhleu- “to swell, overflow;” cf.
Gk. phluein “to boil over, bubble up,” phlein “to abound.”
Etymology (PE): Hanâyeš “influence” (Borhân-e Qâte’; Kasravi). We suggest the following origin
for this word: ultimately from Proto-Ir. *ha-nai “to conduct, direct, guide, lead,”
from *ham-naiH-, from prefix *ham- “together,” also an intensive prefix,
→ com-, + *naiH- “to lead, conduct, guide;” cf. Av. naii-
(naŷ-) “to lead, guide,” naiieiti “leads;”
O.Pers. nay- “to lead, bring” anaya “leads;”
Mid.Pers. nidan, ônidan, nay- “to lead, bring;”
Sogd. n’y- “to lead;” Choresmian (prefixed, + *apa-) bny- “to remove;”
Skt. nī- “to lead,” náyati “leads.”
In dialects: Anâraki niye “to bring, lead;”
Kurd. (prefixed) ânin, inân, (with prefix ham-) hânin, hênân
“to bring, lead to,”
Tâleši ânân, ânoe “to bring together two edges;” Zazaki ân- “to bring;”
Qohrudi hunda, hun- “to bring, lead;”
Târi niya-, neg- “to lead;”
Lasgardi (prefixed) bin- “to bring, carry;” Qomi niyé, Tafreši
neyé “a jab or poke used for leading the cattle;”
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