Where does “farsa” come from?

farsa (Spanish) comes from French farce, from Old French farse, from Old French farsir, from Latin farcio, from Proto-Italic farkjō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- — to condense; to crowd together.

farsa (Spanish): charade, farce; farce

Definitions

  1. charade, farce; farce

Ancestry of “farsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfarcestuffing; farce
2Old Frenchfarse—
3Old Frenchfarsir—
4LatinfarcioI cram, stuff
5Proto-Italicfarkjōto stuff
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrekʷ-to condense; to crowd together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic farkjō →Every word from Latin farcio →