English
far
/fɑː/
Distant; remote in space.
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Origin
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle English ferre, fer, Old English feor, feorr, from Proto-Germanic *ferrai.
Etymology 2
From Latin far. Doublet of farro.
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Lineage
- inheritedMiddle Englishferre
- inheritedOld Englishfeor
- inheritedProto-Germanic*ferrai
- inheritedOld Englishfeor
- borrowedLatinfar “emmer”
Related: English farro (doublet)
Sources
- Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wiktionary: far