Where does “trafikisti” come from?

trafikisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish trafiikki, from Swedish trafik, from Italian traffico, from Vulgar Latin transfricare, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.

trafikisti (Finnish): account liaison (officer) person in an advertising agency whose job is to help manage the coordination and communication (traffic) between account managers, the creative staff and the media

Definitions

  1. account liaison (officer) person in an advertising agency whose job is to help manage the coordination and communication (traffic) between account managers, the creative staff and the media

Ancestry of “trafikisti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtrafiikkitraffic
2Swedishtrafiktraffic
3Italiantrafficotraffic; trade; activity, rush
4Vulgar Latintransfricareto rub across
5Latinfricōto rub
6LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
7Proto-Italic*friāō
Every word from Proto-Italic *friāō
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