Where does “unfrequently” come from?
Unfrequently derives from English unfrequent, from Latin frequens meaning "crowded" or "often," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "one" and "not."
unfrequently (English): Infrequently
Ancestry of “unfrequently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | unfrequent | Not frequent; not common; not happening often;... |
| 2 | English | Un- | — |
| 3 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 4 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |