Where does “frecuente” come from?
frecuente (Galician) comes from Latin frequens, from Proto-Italic frekʷents, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- — to condense; to crowd together.
frecuente (Galician): frequent
Ancestry of “frecuente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | frequens | crowded, crammed, packed; frequent, repeated |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | frekʷents | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrekʷ- | to condense; to crowd together |