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Where does “farpa” come from?

farpa (Portuguese) comes from Spanish farpa, from Spanish farpar, from Portuguese -ar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.

farpa (Portuguese): splinter; taunt, jibe

Definitions

  1. splinter; taunt, jibe

Ancestry of “farpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishfarpaA sharp point left where cloth has been cut away...
2Spanishfarparscratch, claw, rend
3Portuguese-arforms the impersonal infinitive of...
4Old Portuguese-ar—
5Latin-arepresent active infinitive of -ō; -āre;...
6Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
7Proto-Italic-ōd—
8Proto-Indo-European-éad—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éad →