furfur

Meaning

Noun

Origin

  • From Latin furfur ("bran"), reduplication of *fur, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰur-, metathesis of *gʰrus- (compare Lithuanian grust ("to grind (barley)"), Ancient Greek χρώς ("skin, husk")).

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