English
lard
Lard comes from Old French lard ‘bacon’, and goes back to Latin lārdum.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElārdum‘bacon fat’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400lard‘bacon’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘Bacon’
- Englishearliest quotation 1961same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElārdum‘bacon fat’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400lard‘bacon’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘Bacon’
- Englishearliest quotation 1961same form
Earliest quotation: 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs: “Lard mixed with crushed and strained garlic has been…”
Linked words
through Middle English lard ‘Bacon’
Another origin of lard
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400larder
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500larden‘to lard’
- Englishtodaylard
Today it means
noun Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin lārdum / lard