Where does “lardare” come from?
lardare (Italian) comes from French larder, 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.
lardare (Italian): To lard
Definitions
- To lard
Ancestry of “lardare”, step by step
lardare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French larder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | larder | to lard; to smear food with lard; to stab; to... |
| 2 | French | lard | bacon; lard |
| 3 | Old French | lard | cut of meat from a pig; lard |
| 4 | Latin | lardum | bacon fat, lard |
| 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 Italian lardo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | lardo | cured strips of fatback; first-person singular... |