Etymology of the English word traffic
the English word
trafficderived from the Old French word
trafiquederived from the Old Italian word
trafficoDate
The earliest known usage of traffic in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
trafficked,
traffickingCognates
Catalan
trafag, French
trafic, Italian
traffico, Italian
tráfico, Portuguese
tráfego, Spanish
tráfago, Spanish
tráficoUsage
Word found in Modern English