Where does “dorsolumbar” come from?

dorsolumbar (English) comes from English lumbar, from Latin lumbus, from Proto-Italic lonðwos, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰwos, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

dorsolumbar (English): dorsal and lumbar

Definitions

  1. dorsal and lumbar

Ancestry of “dorsolumbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlumbarRelated to the lower back or loin, specifically...
2Latinlumbusloin; lumbar; genitals
3Proto-Italiclonðwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰwos →Every word from Proto-Italic lonðwos →
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