English word origin

Etymology of far

Inherited from Middle English ferre, fer, Old English feor, feorr, from Proto-Germanic *ferrai.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

adv

To, from or over a great distance in space, time or other extent. · Very much; by a great amount.

adj

Distant; remote in space. · Remote in time. · Long. · More remote of two.

verb

To send far away.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Inherited from Middle English ferre, fer, Old English feor, feorr, from Proto-Germanic *ferrai.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Inherited-form mentionferreenm
Inherited-form mentionfeorang
Inherited-form mention*ferraigem-pro

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

Emmer (a type of wheat), especially in the context of Roman use of it.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Latin far. Doublet of farro.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionfarla
Doublet mentionfarroen

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