Where does “esfrega” come from?

esfrega (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese esfregar, from Vulgar Latin *exfricāre, from Latin fricāre, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.

esfrega (Portuguese): scrubbing

Definitions

  1. scrubbing

Ancestry of “esfrega”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseesfregarto rub move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area
2Vulgar Latin*exfricāre—
3Latinfricāre—
4LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
5Proto-Italic*friāō—

Words derived from “esfrega”

Every word from Proto-Italic *friāō →Every word from Latin frio →Every word from Latin fricāre →