Where does “interlardment” come from?
interlardment (English) comes from English interlard, from Middle French entrelarder, from Old French entrelarder, from Old French entre-, from Latin inter-, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα, from Old Norse glotta, from Proto-Germanic glutōną — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
interlardment (English): interlarding
Definitions
- interlarding
Ancestry of “interlardment”, step by step
interlardment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English interlard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interlard | Bloat or embellish by including details at... |
| 2 | Middle French | entrelarder | — |
| 3 | Old French | entrelarder | — |
| 4 | Old French | entre- | inter |
| 5 | Latin | inter- | inter-, between, in between, among, together |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γλῶσσα | a tongue; a language; the mouthpiece of a pipe |
| 7 | Old Norse | glotta | to grin, smile scornfully |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | glutōną | To stare; gawk |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |