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Where does “frecuente” come from?

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

frecuente (Spanish): frequent; common, usual

Definitions

  1. frequent; common, usual

Ancestry of “frecuente”, step by step

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

Words derived from “frecuente”

  • frecuentemente
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