Etymology

far

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Today it means: Distant; remote in space. Full definition →

Middle English ferre ← Old English feor ← Proto-Germanic *ferrai
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far · adjective, adverb, verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*ferrai
  2. Old English · inherited fromfeor
  3. Middle English · inherited fromferre
  4. English todayfar

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

far · noun2

  1. Latin · borrowed fromfar
  2. English todayfar

From Latin far. Doublet of farro.

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