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Where does “larve” come from?

larve (English) comes from French larve, from Latin larva, from Old Latin larua — demon, spirit of the dead.

larve (English): Dated form of larva

Definitions

  1. Dated form of larva

Ancestry of “larve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlarvegrub, larva
2Latinlarvaghost, haunt, evil spirit, demon, devil;...
3Old Latinlaruademon, spirit of the dead
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