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Where does “lardarium” come from?

lardarium (Latin) comes from Latin laridum, from Ancient Greek λαρινός, from Ancient Greek λᾱρός — tasty; pleasent to the taste, sweet, dainty.

Ancestry of “lardarium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlaridumlard, fat from pork or bacon
2Ancient Greekλαρινόςfatted, fat
3Ancient Greekλᾱρόςtasty; pleasent to the taste, sweet, dainty
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