Where does “farine” come from?

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

farine (French): flour, specifically wheat flour; feed, animal...

Definitions

  1. flour, specifically wheat flour; feed, animal...

Ancestry of “farine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfarine—
2Latinfarīnaground corn, flour, meal
3Latinfarspelt; coarse meal; grits
4Proto-Italic*farsflour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “farine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Italic *fars →Every word from Latin far →