Where does “esfregar” come from?

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

esfregar (Portuguese): to rub move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area

Definitions

  1. to rub move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area

Ancestry of “esfregar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*exfricāre—
2Latinfricāre—
3LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
4Proto-Italic*friāō—

Words derived from “esfregar”

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