Where does “farro” come from?

farro (English) comes from Italian farro, from Vulgar Latin *farrum, from Latin far, from Proto-Italic *fars, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

farro (English): Emmer wheat

Definitions

  1. Emmer wheat

Ancestry of “farro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfarroemmer; spelt
2Vulgar Latin*farrum—
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 →