Etymology

frequent

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Today it means: Done or occurring often; common. Full definition →

Old French frequent ← Latin frequens ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰrekʷ-
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frequent · adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*bʰrekʷ-“to cram together”
  2. Latin · derived fromfrequens“crowded, crammed, frequent, repeated, etc.”
  3. Old French · derived fromfrequent
  4. English todayfrequent

From Old French frequent, from Latin frequens (“crowded, crammed, frequent, repeated, etc.”), possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰrekʷ- (“to cram together”).

frequent · verb2

  1. Latin · derived fromfrequentare“to fill, crowd, visit often, do or use often, etc.”
  2. Old French · derived fromfrequenter
  3. English todayfrequent

From Old French frequenter, from Latin frequentare (“to fill, crowd, visit often, do or use often, etc.”), from frequens (“frequent, crowded”).

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