Etymology

farfet

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Today it means: far-fetched Full definition →

Middle English ferfet
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromferfet
  2. English todayfarfet

From Middle English ferfet, fer yfett, ferre-i-fet, equivalent to far + fet (past participle of obsolete fet (“to fetch”)).

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