Where does “esfregona” come from?

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

esfregona (Portuguese): mop

Definitions

  1. mop

Ancestry of “esfregona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseesfregascrubbing
2Portugueseesfregarto rub move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area
3Vulgar Latin*exfricāre—
4Latinfricāre—
5LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
6Proto-Italic*friāō—
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