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Where does “frequentar” come from?

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

frequentar (Portuguese): to frequent, attend, visit

Definitions

  1. to frequent, attend, visit

Ancestry of “frequentar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfrequentoI frequent; I fill, stock or crowd
2Latinfrequenscrowded, crammed, packed; frequent, repeated
3Proto-Italicfrekʷents—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrekʷ-to condense; to crowd together

Words derived from “frequentar”

  • frequento
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