Where does “farrago” come from?
Farrago comes from Latin farrago, derived from Latin far meaning grain, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰars-.
farrago (English): A collection containing a confused variety of...
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Ancestry of “farrago”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | farrāgō | — |
| 2 | Latin | far | spelt; coarse meal; grits |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *fars | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |