Where does “farraginoso” come from?
farraginoso (Italian) comes from Italian farragine, from Latin farrago, from Latin far, from Proto-Italic *fars, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.
farraginoso (Italian): muddled, chaotic
Ancestry of “farraginoso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | farragine | hodgepodge; medley |
| 2 | Latin | farrago | A kind of hash, mixed fodder for animals;... |
| 3 | Latin | far | spelt; coarse meal; grits |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *fars | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |
Words derived from “farraginoso”