Where does “lardon” come from?

lardon (French) comes from French lard, 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.

lardon (French): small piece of bacon used in quiches, in salads,...

Definitions

  1. small piece of bacon used in quiches, in salads,...

Ancestry of “lardon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlardbacon; lard
2Old Frenchlardcut of meat from a pig; lard
3Latinlardumbacon fat, lard
4Latinlaridumlard, fat from pork or bacon
5Ancient Greekλαρινόςfatted, fat
6Ancient 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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