Where does “laardi” come from?

laardi (Finnish) comes from Old French lard, from Latin lardum, from Latin laridum, from Ancient Greek λαρινός, from Ancient Greek λᾱρός — tasty; pleasent to the taste, sweet, dainty.

laardi (Finnish): lard pig fat prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy

Definitions

  1. lard pig fat prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy

Ancestry of “laardi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlardcut of meat from a pig; lard
2Latinlardumbacon fat, lard
3Latinlaridumlard, fat from pork or bacon
4Ancient Greekλαρινόςfatted, fat
5Ancient Greekλᾱρόςtasty; pleasent to the taste, sweet, dainty
Every word from Ancient Greek λᾱρόςEvery word from Ancient Greek λαρινόςEvery word from Latin laridum
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