Where does “făină” come from?

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

făină (Romanian): flour

Definitions

  1. flour

Ancestry of “făină”, step by step

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

Words derived from “făină”

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