Where does “farelo” come from?

farelo (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin farellum, from Latin far, from Proto-Italic *fars, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

farelo (Portuguese): bran; crumbs; an individual piece of crumb

Definitions

  1. bran; crumbs; an individual piece of crumb

Ancestry of “farelo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “farelo”

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