Where does “farse” come from?

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

Ancestry of “farse”, step by step

farse traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French farsir

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

via Latin farsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfarsa
2Latinfarcīre

via Medieval Latin farsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinfarsa
2Latinfarciōto cram, stuff

Words derived from “farse

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ-Every word from Proto-Italic farkjōEvery word from Latin farcio