Where does “făinare” come from?

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

făinare (Romanian): mildew

Definitions

  1. mildew

Ancestry of “făinare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfăinăflour
2Latinfarīnaground corn, flour, meal
3Latinfarspelt; coarse meal; grits
4Proto-Italic*farsflour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Italic *fars →Every word from Latin far →