Where does “farce” come from?

farce (Middle French) comes from Old French farse, from Old French farsir, from Latin farcio, from Proto-Italic farkjō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- — to condense; to crowd together.

farce (Middle French): comic interlude in a mystery play

Definitions

  1. comic interlude in a mystery play

Ancestry of “farce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfarse—
2Old Frenchfarsir—
3LatinfarcioI cram, stuff
4Proto-Italicfarkjōto stuff
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrekʷ-to condense; to crowd together

Words derived from “farce”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic farkjō →Every word from Latin farcio →