Where does “infrequently” come from?
Infrequently comes from English frequent with the prefix in- from Latin in-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne meaning not.
infrequently (English): Not frequently
Definitions
- Not frequently
Ancestry of “infrequently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infrequent | Not frequent; not happening frequently |
| 2 | English | in- | in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with... |
| 3 | Middle English | in- | — |
| 4 | Old English | in- | in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the... |
| 5 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |