English → Latin
“influx” in Latin
influxĭoa flowing inīnfluōto flow or run into; to stream, rush or press into; to throng or stream in; enter in large numbersīnfundōto pour in, into, on, upon, or down upon, forth, infuseMăcrŏbĭusa Roman grammarian at the end of the fourth century, author of a commentary on Cicero's
The English word influx itself goes back to Latin fluō, through īnflūxus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
influx
influxio (Macrobius): influxus, -ūs (Firmianus, Math.); better by circumlocution with infundi, inferri in aliquid. An influx of people (into the circus), infusus populus (†): a great influx of imported goods, *mercium crebra invectio. Vid. GLUT, s.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for influx?
- The usual Latin words for “influx” are influxĭo, īnfluō, īnfundō; also Măcrŏbĭus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.