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Where does “fraina” come from?

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

fraina (Italian): buckwheat

Definitions

  1. buckwheat

Ancestry of “fraina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfarrāgō—
2Latinfarspelt; coarse meal; grits
3Proto-Italic*fars—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
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