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Where does “saepe” come from?

saepe (Latin) comes from Latin saepis, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂ip- — to cram, fence.

saepe (Latin): often, frequently; again

Definitions

  1. often, frequently; again

Ancestry of “saepe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsaepisthat happens often, frequent; second-person...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂ip-to cram, fence
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