Etymology

larder

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Today it means: A cool room in a domestic house where food is stored. Full definition →

Middle English larder ← Anglo-Norman larder ← Old French lardier
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromlardārium
  2. Old French · derived fromlardier
  3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromlarder
  4. Middle English · inherited fromlarder
  5. English todaylarder

Inherited from Middle English larder, from Anglo-Norman larder and Old French lardier, from Latin lardārium. By surface analysis, lard + -er.

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