Where does “trafegar” come from?

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

trafegar (Portuguese): to transit

Definitions

  1. to transit

Ancestry of “trafegar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetráfegotraffic
2Portuguesetráficotrafficking; traffic
3Italiantrafficotraffic; trade; activity, rush
4Vulgar Latintransfricareto rub across
5Latinfricōto rub
6LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
7Proto-Italic*friāō—
Every word from Proto-Italic *friāō →Every word from Latin frio →Every word from Latin fricō →