Where does “farinha” come from?

farinha (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese farinha, from Latin farīna, from Latin far, from Proto-Italic *fars, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

farinha (Portuguese): flour

Definitions

  1. flour

Ancestry of “farinha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefarinha—
2Latinfarīnaground corn, flour, meal
3Latinfarspelt; coarse meal; grits
4Proto-Italic*farsflour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “farinha”

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