Where does “infrequency” come from?
Infrequency derives from Latin infrequentia, meaning the quality of being rare or uncommon.
infrequency (English): The characteristic of being infrequent; The state...
Definitions
- The characteristic of being infrequent; The state...
Ancestry of “infrequency”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | infrequentia | nominative neuter plural of īnfrequēns;... |
| 2 | Latin | frequentia | crowd, multitude, throng |
| 3 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |