Where does “loin” come from?
Loin comes from Middle English loyne, from Old French loigne, from Latin lumbus, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-.
loin (English): The part of the body at each side of the...
Definitions
- The part of the body at each side of the...
Ancestry of “loin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | loyne | The loins or their muscles |
| 2 | Old French | loigne | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *lumbea | — |
| 4 | Latin | lumbus | loin; lumbar; genitals |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lonðwos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰwos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
Words derived from “loin”