Where does “frequentness” come from?
frequentness (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.
frequentness (English): The quality of being frequent
Definitions
- The quality of being frequent
Ancestry of “frequentness”, step by step
frequentness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English frequent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | frequent | Done or occurring often; common; Occurring at... |
| 2 | Old French | frequent | frequent; often |
| 3 | Latin | frequens | crowded, crammed, packed; frequent, repeated |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | frekʷents | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrekʷ- | to condense; to crowd together |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |