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Where does “infrequentia” come from?

infrequentia (Latin) comes from Latin frequentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

infrequentia (Latin): nominative neuter plural of īnfrequēns;...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter plural of īnfrequēns;...

Ancestry of “infrequentia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrequentiacrowd, multitude, throng
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “infrequentia”

  • infrequency
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