Where does “passasjertrafikk” come from?

passasjertrafikk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk trafikk, from Italian traffico, from Vulgar Latin transfricare, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.

passasjertrafikk (Norwegian Nynorsk): passenger traffic

Definitions

  1. passenger traffic

Ancestry of “passasjertrafikk”, step by step

passasjertrafikk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk trafikk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktrafikktraffic
2Italiantrafficotraffic; trade; activity, rush
3Vulgar Latintransfricareto rub across
4Latinfricōto rub
5LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
6Proto-Italic*friāō—

via Norwegian Nynorsk passasjer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpassasjera passenger
2Italianpassagero—
Every word from Proto-Italic *friāō →Every word from Latin frio →Every word from Latin fricō →