Where does “semifrequent” come from?

semifrequent (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.

semifrequent (English): Moderately frequent

Definitions

  1. Moderately frequent

Ancestry of “semifrequent”, step by step

semifrequent 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 semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- →
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