Where does “tráfico” come from?

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

tráfico (Spanish): traffic; smuggle

Definitions

  1. traffic; smuggle

Ancestry of “tráfico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantrafficotraffic; trade; activity, rush
2Vulgar Latintransfricareto rub across
3Latinfricōto rub
4LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
5Proto-Italic*friāō—

Words derived from “tráfico”

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