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Where does “tuccinum (lardum)” come from?

tuccinum (lardum) (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin tuccetum, from Latin tucca, from Proto-Indo-European tewk-, from Proto-Indo-European tew- — to be attentive in a friendly manner; to swell;...

tuccinum (lardum) (Medieval Latin): bacon lard

Definitions

  1. bacon lard

Ancestry of “tuccinum (lardum)”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintuccetuma kind of sausage made with meat of ox
2Latintuccaliquid lard
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewk-germ, seed, sprout, offspring
4Proto-Indo-Europeantew-to be attentive in a friendly manner; to swell;...

Words derived from “tuccinum (lardum)”

  • tocinería
  • tocino
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