lard · noun1
- Latin · derived fromlārdum
- Old French · derived fromlard“bacon”
- Middle English · inherited fromlard
- English todaylard
From Middle English lard, from Old French lard (“bacon”), from Latin lārdum, lāridum (“bacon fat”).
lard · verb2
- Medieval Latin · derived fromlārdō
- Old French · derived fromlarder
- Middle English · inherited fromlarden
- English todaylard
From Middle English larden, from Old French larder and Medieval Latin lārdō.
Words from the same roots
Middle Englishlard all →
laird
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.