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Where does “fréquence” come from?

fréquence (French) comes from Latin frequentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

fréquence (French): frequency

Definitions

  1. frequency

Ancestry of “fréquence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrequentiacrowd, multitude, throng
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “fréquence”

  • audiofréquence
  • radiofréquence
  • quéfrence
  • hyperfréquence
  • frekans
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →