Where does “larden” come from?

larden (Middle English) comes from Old French larder, 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.

larden (Middle English): To lard blanket with fatty meat

Definitions

  1. To lard blanket with fatty meat

Ancestry of “larden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlarder—
2Old Frenchlardcut of meat from a pig; lard
3Latinlardumbacon fat, lard
4Latinlaridumlard, fat from pork or bacon
5Ancient Greekλαρινόςfatted, fat
6Ancient Greekλᾱρόςtasty; pleasent to the taste, sweet, dainty
Every word from Ancient Greek λᾱρός →Every word from Ancient Greek λαρινός →Every word from Latin laridum →