Where does “monofrequent” come from?

monofrequent (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.

monofrequent (English): Having a single frequency

Definitions

  1. Having a single frequency

Ancestry of “monofrequent”, step by step

monofrequent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English frequent

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

via English mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ-
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