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Where does “frequens” come from?

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

frequens (Latin): crowded, crammed, packed; frequent, repeated

Definitions

  1. crowded, crammed, packed; frequent, repeated

Ancestry of “frequens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicfrekʷents—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrekʷ-to condense; to crowd together

Words derived from “frequens”

  • frequently
  • frequency
  • frequent
  • infrequently
  • infrequent
  • unfrequently
  • unfrequent
  • frequenter
  • frequentist
  • multifrequency
  • eigenfrequency
  • frequentation
  • frequentative
  • quefrency
  • midfrequency
  • unfrequency
  • gyrofrequency
  • frequentism
  • isofrequency
  • underfrequency
  • frequentistic
  • frequenteth
  • bifrequency
  • overfrequency
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