Where does “lardatoio” come from?
lardatoio (Italian) comes from Italian lardare, 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.
lardatoio (Italian): larding needle
Ancestry of “lardatoio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | lardare | To lard |
| 2 | French | larder | to lard; to smear food with lard; to stab; to... |
| 3 | French | lard | bacon; lard |
| 4 | Old French | lard | cut of meat from a pig; lard |
| 5 | Latin | lardum | bacon fat, lard |
| 6 | Latin | laridum | lard, fat from pork or bacon |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λαρινός | fatted, fat |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λᾱρός | tasty; pleasent to the taste, sweet, dainty |