Where does “lard” come from?

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

lard (Old French): cut of meat from a pig; lard

Definitions

  1. cut of meat from a pig; lard

Ancestry of “lard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlardumbacon fat, lard
2Latinlaridumlard, fat from pork or bacon
3Ancient Greekλαρινόςfatted, fat
4Ancient Greekλᾱρόςtasty; pleasent to the taste, sweet, dainty

Words derived from “lard”

Every word from Ancient Greek λᾱρός →Every word from Ancient Greek λαρινός →Every word from Latin laridum →
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