English
lararium
Lararium comes from Latin larārium ‘in a Roman home, the part of the house set…’, and goes back to Larēs.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELarēs‘household gods’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElarārium‘in a Roman home, the part of the house set aside as a shrine or chapel for the household…’
- Englishtodaylararium
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELarēs‘household gods’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElarārium‘in a Roman home, the part of the house set aside as a shrine or chapel for the household…’
- Englishtodaylararium
Linked words
through Etruscan 𐌋𐌀𐌓
Today it means
noun In an ancient Roman home, the part of the house set aside as a shrine or chapel for the household gods.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Larēs / lararium