Where does “sfregare” come from?
sfregare (Italian) comes from Italian fregare, from Latin fricare, from Latin frico, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.
sfregare (Italian): to rub; to scratch; to strike
Definitions
- to rub; to scratch; to strike
Ancestry of “sfregare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | fregare | to rub; to polish; to cheat |
| 2 | Latin | fricare | present active infinitive of fricō; second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | frico | I rub; I chafe |
| 4 | Latin | frio | I crumble, rub, or break into pieces |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *friāō | — |
Words derived from “sfregare”