Where does “farro” come from?

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

farro (Galician): emmer; flour made with barley; corkwing wrasse

Definitions

  1. emmer; flour made with barley; corkwing wrasse

Ancestry of “farro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfarspelt; coarse meal; grits
2Proto-Italic*farsflour
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Italic *fars →Every word from Latin far →