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Where does “lardum” come from?

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

lardum (Latin): bacon fat, lard

Definitions

  1. bacon fat, lard

Ancestry of “lardum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lardum”

  • lard
  • lardy
  • lardo
  • lardaceous
  • lardass
  • enlard
  • overlard
  • lardlike
  • lardbutt
  • lardless
  • lardball
  • lardiness
  • lardbucket
  • lardboy
  • lardarse
  • lard-ass
  • lardier
  • lardoso
  • lardi
  • lardaceo
  • lardo
  • lardacé
  • lardon
  • lard
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