Where does “trapik” come from?

trapik (Cebuano) comes from English traffic, from Middle French trafique, from Italian traffico, from Vulgar Latin transfricare, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.

trapik (Cebuano): a traffic jam; characteristic of a traffic jam

Definitions

  1. a traffic jam; characteristic of a traffic jam

Ancestry of “trapik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrafficPedestrians or vehicles on roads, or the flux or...
2Middle Frenchtrafiquetraffic
3Italiantrafficotraffic; trade; activity, rush
4Vulgar Latintransfricareto rub across
5Latinfricōto rub
6LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
7Proto-Italic*friāō

Words derived from “trapik

Every word from Proto-Italic *friāōEvery word from Latin frioEvery word from Latin fricō
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