Where does “trafikkon” come from?

trafikkon (Swedish) comes from Swedish trafik, from Italian traffico, from Vulgar Latin transfricare, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.

trafikkon (Swedish): a traffic cone

Definitions

  1. a traffic cone

Ancestry of “trafikkon”, step by step

trafikkon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish trafik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtrafiktraffic
2Italiantrafficotraffic; trade; activity, rush
3Vulgar Latintransfricareto rub across
4Latinfricōto rub
5LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
6Proto-Italic*friāō—

via Swedish kön

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkönsex, gender; gender; genitalia; sex organ
2Ancient Greekκῶνοςpine cone; pine tree; cone or peak of a helmet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóh₃nos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃-to sharpen, whet; sharpen
Every word from Proto-Italic *friāō →