Where does “workfarce” come from?
workfarce (English) comes from English workforce, from English Force, from Middle English force, from Old French force, from Latin fortia, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
workfarce (English): An absurdly inefficient or incompetent workforce
Definitions
- An absurdly inefficient or incompetent workforce
Ancestry of “workfarce”, step by step
workfarce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English workforce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | workforce | All the workers employed by a specific... |
| 2 | English | Force | Falls |
| 3 | Middle English | force | — |
| 4 | Old French | force | strength; might |
| 5 | Latin | fortia | nominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 7 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |
via English farce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | farce | A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities... |
| 2 | Middle French | farce | comic interlude in a mystery play |
| 3 | Old French | farse | — |
| 4 | Old French | farsir | — |
| 5 | Latin | farcio | I cram, stuff |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | farkjō | to stuff |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrekʷ- | to condense; to crowd together |