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Where does “fréquentable” come from?

fréquentable (French) comes from French fréquenter, from Latin frequentare, from Latin frequento, from Latin frequens, from Proto-Italic frekʷents, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- — to condense; to crowd together.

fréquentable (French): respectable

Definitions

  1. respectable

Ancestry of “fréquentable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfréquenterto frequent, to go to; to socialise with
2Latinfrequentarepresent active infinitive of frequentō;...
3LatinfrequentoI frequent; I fill, stock or crowd
4Latinfrequenscrowded, crammed, packed; frequent, repeated
5Proto-Italicfrekʷents—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrekʷ-to condense; to crowd together

Words derived from “fréquentable”

  • infréquentable
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