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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread origin of semolina - from "bran" or "fine flour"? #184774 05/14/2009 5:55 AM Joined: May 2009 Posts: 3 balashon stranger balashon stranger Joined: May 2009 Posts: 3 There seems to be a consensus from most dictionaries that the word semolina derives from the Italian semola, meaning "bran", which in turn comes from the Latin simila, meaning "fine flour". As bran and fine flour are basically opposites - does anyone know how this came to be? If not - do you know any experts who I could consult with? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted origin of semolina - from "bran" or "fine flour"? balashon 05/14/2009 5:55 AM Re: origin of semolina - from "bran" or "fine flour"? Faldage 05/14/2009 10:08 AM Re: origin of semolina - from "bran" or "fine flour"? zmjezhd 05/14/2009 1:12 PM Re: origin of semolina - from "bran" or "fine flour"? BranShea 05/14/2009 9:01 PM Re: origin of semolina - from "bran" or "fine flour"? balashon 05/15/2009 11:29 AM Re: origin of semolina - from "bran" or "fine flour"? balashon 09/15/2009 6:30 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,354 Members9,209 Most Online5,626 Mar 4th, 2026 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 10 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,191 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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