Where does “faraway” come from?

Faraway derives from English far combined with away, tracing through Latin far to Proto-Indo-European roots expressing distance and separation.

faraway (English): Distant; Not mentally present, as when...

Definitions

  1. Distant; Not mentally present, as when...

Ancestry of “faraway”, step by step

faraway traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English far

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfarDistant; remote in space; Remote in time; Long
2Middle Englishferre—
3Old EnglishfeorAlternative form of feorr; far
4Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English away

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishawayFrom a place, hence; Aside; off; in another...
2Middle EnglishawayOut, away , off; Sideways, to a side
3Proto-Indo-Europeanaweg—

Words derived from “faraway”

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