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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantrafegarto pour into another container, to decant
2Vulgar Latintransfricareto rub across
3Latinfricōto rub
4LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
5Proto-Italic*friāō

via Catalan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanhimself, herself, itself (direct or indirect object)
2Latinwithout
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Italic *friāō