Where does “frequenter” come from?

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

frequenter (Latin): often, frequently; in great numbers

Definitions

  1. often, frequently; in great numbers

Ancestry of “frequenter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrequenscrowded, crammed, packed; frequent, repeated
2Proto-Italicfrekʷents—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrekʷ-to condense; to crowd together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic frekʷents →Every word from Latin frequens →