Etymology

farse

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Today it means: A vernacular paraphrase inserted into Latin liturgy. Full definition →

Medieval Latin farsa
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farse · noun1

  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromfarsa
  2. English todayfarse

From Medieval Latin farsa. Doublet of farce.

farse · verb2

  1. Old French · derived fromfarsir
  2. English todayfarse

From Old French farsir. Doublet of farce.

Words from the same roots

Medieval Latinfarsa all →

farce

Old Frenchfarsir all →

farce

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