Where does “farro” come from?

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

farro (Italian): emmer; spelt

Definitions

  1. emmer; spelt

Ancestry of “farro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*farrum—
2Latinfarspelt; coarse meal; grits
3Proto-Italic*farsflour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “farro”

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