Where does “farin” come from?

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

farin (Romanian): floury

Definitions

  1. floury

Ancestry of “farin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfarineflour, specifically wheat flour; feed, animal...
2Old Frenchfarine
3Latinfarīnaground corn, flour, meal
4Latinfarspelt; coarse meal; grits
5Proto-Italic*farsflour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-Every word from Proto-Italic *farsEvery word from Latin far
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