Where does “farina” come from?

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

farina (Italian): flour, meal

Definitions

  1. flour, meal

Ancestry of “farina”, step by step

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

Words derived from “farina”

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