farce

farce · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromfarciō“to stuff”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromfarsa
3. Old French · derived fromfarse
4. Middle English · inherited fromfars, farsse
5. Middle French · borrowed fromfarce“farce (style of humor); stuffing”
6. English todayfarce

Borrowed from Middle French farce (“farce (style of humor); stuffing”) (in the latter sense, via Middle English fars, farsse), from Old French farse, from Medieval Latin farsa, from the feminine perfect passive participle of Latin farciō (“to stuff”). The theatre sense alludes to the pleasant and varied character of certain stuffed food items. Doublet of farse.

farce · verb²

1. Latin · derived fromfarciō“to cram, stuff”
2. Old French · derived fromfarsir
3. Middle English · inherited fromfarcen
4. English todayfarce

From Middle English farcen, from Old French farsir, farcir, from Latin farciō (“to cram, stuff”). Doublet of farse.

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