Where does “frega” come from?
frega (Westrobothnian) comes from Spanish fregar, from Latin fricare, from Latin frico, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.
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Ancestry of “frega”, step by step
frega traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish fregar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
via Portuguese esfregar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | esfregar | to rub move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *exfricāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | ēx- | out, away |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵ- | — |