'affrication' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'affricare,' where 'ad-' meant 'toward' and 'fricare' meant 'to rub.'

'affricare' transformed into the French word 'affrication,' and eventually became the modern English word 'affrication' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to rub toward,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'the process of changing a plosive sound into an affricate.'