Where does “freqüente” come from?

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

freqüente (Portuguese): Superseded spelling of frequente

Definitions

  1. Superseded spelling of frequente

Ancestry of “freqüente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrequenscrowded, crammed, packed; frequent, repeated
2Proto-Italicfrekʷents—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrekʷ-to condense; to crowd together

Words derived from “freqüente”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic frekʷents →Every word from Latin frequens →