Farinaceous
/ˌfær.ɪˈneɪ.ʃəs/noun
Having the nature of flour or meal; powdery or starchy.
Did you know?Its root comes from Latin *farina* (“flour, meal”), the same source behind *farina* itself, and it ultimately traces back to a grain-related Indo-European root tied to grinding and nourishment.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰer-
“to grind, rub, or crush”
Latin
Latin
far
“spelt, an ancient grain”
Latin
Latin
farina
“flour, meal”
Late Latin
Latin
farinaceus
“made of flour; floury”
16th Century
English
farinaceous
“having the nature of flour or meal”