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Where does “frequento” come from?

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

frequento (Italian): first-person singular present indicative of...

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Ancestry of “frequento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfrequentareto frequent, to go regularly to, to patronize; to...
2LatinfrequentoI frequent; I fill, stock or crowd
3Latinfrequenscrowded, crammed, packed; frequent, repeated
4Proto-Italicfrekʷents—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrekʷ-to condense; to crowd together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- →