Etymology of the English word skewwhiff
the English word
skewwhiffderived from the English word
influencedderived from the English word
influencederived from the Medieval Latin word
influentia (influence)
derived from the Latin word
influensderived from the Latin word
influere (flow into; flow)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Late Latin word
fluere (flow, stream; emanate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhleu-Date
The earliest known usage of skewwhiff in English dates from the 18th century.
