Where does “frequente” come from?

frequente (Italian) comes from Latin frequens, from Proto-Italic frekʷents, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- — to condense; to crowd together.

frequente (Italian): frequent

Definitions

  1. frequent

Ancestry of “frequente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrequenscrowded, crammed, packed; frequent, repeated
2Proto-Italicfrekʷents—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrekʷ-to condense; to crowd together

Words derived from “frequente”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic frekʷents →Every word from Latin frequens →
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