Where does “Lardiner” come from?

Lardiner (English) comes from Middle English lardener, from Anglo-Norman lardiner, from Old French lardier, from Latin lardarium, from Latin laridum, from Ancient Greek λαρινός, from Ancient Greek λᾱρός — tasty; pleasent to the taste, sweet, dainty.

Lardiner (English): An officer originally charged with overseeing a larder, but who later became a sinecurist

Definitions

  1. An officer originally charged with overseeing a larder, but who later became a sinecurist

Ancestry of “Lardiner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlardenerlardiner overseer of a larder
2Anglo-Normanlardiner
3Old Frenchlardier
4Latinlardarium
5Latinlaridumlard, fat from pork or bacon
6Ancient Greekλαρινόςfatted, fat
7Ancient Greekλᾱρόςtasty; pleasent to the taste, sweet, dainty
Every word from Ancient Greek λᾱρόςEvery word from Ancient Greek λαρινόςEvery word from Latin laridum