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Where does “lar” come from?

lar (Galician) comes from Latin lar, from Etruscan 𐌋𐌀𐌓.

lar (Galician): home; fireside; hearth

Definitions

  1. home; fireside; hearth

Ancestry of “lar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlarthe protective spirit of a place, particularly a...
2Etruscan𐌋𐌀𐌓—

Words derived from “lar”

  • lareira
  • larengo
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