Where does “atrafegar-se” come from?
atrafegar-se (Catalan) comes from Catalan trafegar, from Vulgar Latin transfricare, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.
atrafegar-se (Catalan): to work hard, to exhaust oneself with hard work
Definitions
- to work hard, to exhaust oneself with hard work
Ancestry of “atrafegar-se”, step by step
atrafegar-se traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan trafegar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | trafegar | to pour into another container, to decant |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | transfricare | to rub across |
| 3 | Latin | fricō | to rub |
| 4 | Latin | frio | I crumble, rub, or break into pieces |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *friāō | — |