English

malinfluence

From mal- + influence.

Proto-Italic *malos

Archaic Latin malos

Latin malus ‘bad’

Latin male ‘badly’

English mal-

Latin fluō ‘to flow’

…

Latin īnfluēns ‘flowing into’

Medieval Latin īnfluentia

Old French influence ‘inundation; influence’

Middle English influence

Today it means

noun evil influence

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / malinfluence