Etymology

farinaceous

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Today it means: Made from, or rich in, starch or flour. Full definition →

Latin farinaceus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromfarīna“flour, meal”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromfarinaceus“relating to, or made from, flour”
  3. English todayfarinaceous

From Latin farinaceus (“relating to, or made from, flour”), derived from Latin farīna (“flour, meal”). By surface analysis, farin(a) + -aceous.

Words from the same roots

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