Where does “larderful” come from?
larderful (English) comes from English larder, from Middle English larder, 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.
larderful (English): Enough to fill a larder
Definitions
- Enough to fill a larder
Ancestry of “larderful”, step by step
larderful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English larder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | larder | A cool room in a domestic house where food is... |
| 2 | Middle English | larder | A stock of meat originally cured pork |
| 3 | Old French | lardier | — |
| 4 | Latin | lardarium | — |
| 5 | Latin | laridum | lard, fat from pork or bacon |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λαρινός | fatted, fat |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λᾱρός | tasty; pleasent to the taste, sweet, dainty |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |