Where does “larder” come from?
Larder comes from Old French lardier, a noun derived from lard meaning to insert fat into meat.
larder (English): A cool room in a domestic house where food is...
Definitions
- A cool room in a domestic house where food is...
Ancestry of “larder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | larder | A stock of meat originally cured pork |
| 2 | Old French | lardier | — |
| 3 | Latin | lardarium | — |
| 4 | Latin | laridum | lard, fat from pork or bacon |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λαρινός | fatted, fat |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λᾱρός | tasty; pleasent to the taste, sweet, dainty |
Words derived from “larder”