Where does “traf” come from?

traf (English) 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.

traf (English): Abbreviation of traffic

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of traffic

Ancestry of “traf”, 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—
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