Etymology of the English word frequency
the English word
frequencyderived from the Latin word
frequentia (crowd; large attendance; abundance of persons)
derived from the Latin word
frequens (crowded; numerous, full)
Date
The earliest known usage of frequency in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
gyrofrequency,
radiofrequencyCognates
Danish
frekvens, Dutch
frequentie, French
fréquence, German
Frequenz, Norwegian
frekvens, Swedish
frekvensUsage
Word found in Modern English
