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influential

in·flu·en·tial

Today it means: Having or exerting influence. Full definition →

Medieval Latin īnfluentiālis

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Medieval Latin · borrowed fromīnfluentiālis
English todayinfluential

From Medieval Latin īnfluentiālis, from īnfluentia + -ālis. By surface analysis, influence + -ial.

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