Where does “traffic” come from?
Traffic derives from Middle French trafique, from Italian traffico, from Italian trafficare, meaning to trade or deal in goods.
traffic (English): Pedestrians or vehicles on roads, or the flux or...
Definitions
- Pedestrians or vehicles on roads, or the flux or...
Ancestry of “traffic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | trafique | traffic |
| 2 | Italian | traffico | traffic; trade; activity, rush |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | transfricare | to rub across |
| 4 | Latin | fricō | to rub |
| 5 | Latin | frio | I crumble, rub, or break into pieces |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *friāō | — |
Words derived from “traffic”