Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “lendʰwos”

52 words across 16 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European lendʰwos — including lumbar, loin, thoracolumbar, tenderloin, loincloth, lumbago, iliolumbar, paralumbar.

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English (23)

Spanish (7)

Latin (4)

Italian (4)

Portuguese (2)

Old French (2)

Middle French (1)

Catalan (1)

Galician (1)

Chavacano (1)

French (1)

Asturian (1)

Cebuano (1)

Middle English (1)

Old Portuguese (1)

Proto-Italic (1)