Farted

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To release gas from the intestines via the rectum, which may produce sound and an unpleasant aroma
2. The process of passing intestinal gas from the body, typically resulting in both auditory and olfactory emissions
3. To expel intestinal gas through the anus, often accompanied by a noise or smell

Etymology: "Farted" is simply the past tense and past participle of "fart," so its history is that of the verb itself. The verb descends from Middle English "ferten" and "farten," which came from Old English "feortan." That Old English form traces back through Proto-Germanic to the Proto-Indo-European root "perd-," a root that also gave rise to the same bodily sense across the Germanic languages, which is why the word feels so ancient and so plain. The noun came later, from the verb. Middle English "fert" and "fart" were formed from the verb, so the act was named before the thing produced, a pattern common in English word formation. The word's blunt sound has stayed largely unchanged for centuries, while more polite synonyms have come and gone around it.

Synonyms: passed gas, flatulated