Where does “trafikkåre” come from?
trafikkåre (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk trafikk, from Italian traffico, from Vulgar Latin transfricare, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.
trafikkåre (Norwegian Nynorsk): a traffic artery
Ancestry of “trafikkåre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | trafikk | traffic |
| 2 | Italian | traffico | traffic; trade; activity, rush |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | transfricare | to rub across |
| 4 | Latin | fricō | — |
| 5 | Latin | frio | I crumble, rub, or break into pieces |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *friāō | — |