English
larch
Larch comes from Middle High German larche, and goes back to Ancient Greek λάριξ.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλάριξlárix
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElarix
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*larikāreconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050larihha
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350larche
- Germanc. 1650–presentLarche
- Englishearliest quotation 1665larch
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλάριξlárix
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElarix
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*larikāreconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050larihha
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350larche
- Germanc. 1650–presentLarche
- Englishearliest quotation 1665larch
Earliest quotation: 1665, John Rea, Flora: “The Larch-tree, with us, groweth slowly, and to be…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dóru ‘tree’
tree, trough, dory, druid, dinghy, dendritic, dendrite, 5 more
Today it means
noun A coniferous tree, of genus Larix, having deciduous leaves in fascicles.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek λάριξ / larch