Where does “trafik canavarı” come from?
trafik canavarı (Turkish) comes from Turkish trafik, from Ottoman Turkish ترافیك, from French trafic, from Middle French trafique, from Italian traffico, from Vulgar Latin transfricare, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio.
trafik canavarı (Turkish): a maniacal driver, road hog
Definitions
- a maniacal driver, road hog
Ancestry of “trafik canavarı”, step by step
trafik canavarı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish trafik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | trafik | traffic |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ترافیك | — |
| 3 | French | trafic | traffic |
| 4 | Middle French | trafique | traffic |
| 5 | Italian | traffico | traffic; trade; activity, rush |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | transfricare | to rub across |
| 7 | Latin | fricō | to rub |
| 8 | Latin | frio | I crumble, rub, or break into pieces |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *friāō | — |