Where does “narcotráfico” come from?

narcotráfico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tráfico, from Italian traffico, from Vulgar Latin transfricare, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.

narcotráfico (Portuguese): drug trafficking

Definitions

  1. drug trafficking

Ancestry of “narcotráfico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetráficotrafficking; traffic
2Italiantrafficotraffic; trade; activity, rush
3Vulgar Latintransfricareto rub across
4Latinfricōto rub
5LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
6Proto-Italic*friāō—
Every word from Proto-Italic *friāō →Every word from Latin frio →Every word from Latin fricō →