Where does “farina” come from?

Farina comes from Latin farina, derived from Latin far, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰars-, all referring to grain or meal.

farina (English): A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or...

Definitions

  1. A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or...

Ancestry of “farina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfarinaflour, meal
2Latinfarīnaground corn, flour, meal
3Latinfarspelt; coarse meal; grits
4Proto-Italic*farsflour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Italic *fars →Every word from Latin far →