Where does “ffrekwenta” come from?

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

ffrekwenta (Maltese): to frequent

Definitions

  1. to frequent

Ancestry of “ffrekwenta”, 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-Every word from Proto-Italic frekʷentsEvery word from Latin frequens