Etymology of the English word farina
the English word
farinaderived from the Latin word
farina (flour, meal)
derived from the Latin word
far (husked wheat; grain, spelt)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhares-Date
The earliest known usage of farina in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
French
farine, German
Farin, Italian
farina, Latin
farina, Norwegian
farin, Provençal
farina, Spanish
farina, Swedish
farinUsage
Word found in Modern English
