Where does “lardo” come from?
lardo (Italian) comes from Latin lardum, from Latin laridum, from Ancient Greek λαρινός, from Ancient Greek λᾱρός — tasty; pleasent to the taste, sweet, dainty.
lardo (Italian): cured strips of fatback; first-person singular...
Definitions
- cured strips of fatback; first-person singular...
Ancestry of “lardo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lardum | bacon fat, lard |
| 2 | Latin | laridum | lard, fat from pork or bacon |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λαρινός | fatted, fat |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λᾱρός | tasty; pleasent to the taste, sweet, dainty |
Words derived from “lardo”