Where does “fregona” come from?
fregona (Spanish) comes from Spanish fregar, from Latin fricare, from Latin frico, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.
fregona (Spanish): dishwasher (person); kitchen maid
Definitions
- dishwasher (person); kitchen maid
Ancestry of “fregona”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | fregar | to wash; to scrub; to peeve, annoy |
| 2 | Latin | fricare | present active infinitive of fricō; second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | frico | I rub; I chafe |
| 4 | Latin | frio | I crumble, rub, or break into pieces |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *friāō | — |