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Where does “farinacé” come from?

farinacé (French) comes from French farine, from Old French farine, from Latin farīna, from Latin far, from Proto-Italic *fars, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

farinacé (French): farinaceous

Definitions

  1. farinaceous

Ancestry of “farinacé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfarineflour, specifically wheat flour; feed, animal...
2Old Frenchfarine—
3Latinfarīna—
4Latinfarspelt; coarse meal; grits
5Proto-Italic*fars—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
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