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Where does “frequenteth” come from?

frequenteth (English) comes from English frequent, from Old French frequent, from Latin frequens, from Proto-Italic frekʷents, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- — to condense; to crowd together.

frequenteth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “frequenteth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrequentDone or occurring often; common; Occurring at...
2Old Frenchfrequentfrequent; often
3Latinfrequenscrowded, crammed, packed; frequent, repeated
4Proto-Italicfrekʷents—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrekʷ-to condense; to crowd together
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