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English word origin

Etymology of larch

From early modern German Larche, Lärche, from Middle High German larche, from Old High German larihha, from Proto-West Germanic *larikā, an early borrowing from Latin larix, from Ancient Greek λάριξ (lárix), itself possi

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noun

A coniferous tree, of genus Larix, having deciduous leaves in fascicles. · Wood of the larch.

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From early modern German Larche, Lärche, from Middle High German larche, from Old High German larihha, from Proto-West Germanic *larikā, an early borrowing from Latin larix, from Ancient Greek λάριξ (lárix), itself possibly of Gaulish origin.

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