Where does “trafika” come from?

trafika (Czech) comes from German Trafik, from Italian traffico, from Vulgar Latin transfricare, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.

trafika (Czech): newsstand, newsagent; sinecure of a politician

Definitions

  1. newsstand, newsagent; sinecure of a politician

Ancestry of “trafika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTrafiknewsstand, newsagent
2Italiantrafficotraffic; trade; activity, rush
3Vulgar Latintransfricareto rub across
4Latinfricōto rub
5LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
6Proto-Italic*friāō—
Every word from Proto-Italic *friāō →Every word from Latin frio →Every word from Latin fricō →