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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

  1. The part of the body at each side of the...

Ancestry of “loin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishloyne—
2Old Frenchloigne—
3Vulgar Latin*lumbea—
4Latinlumbusloin; lumbar; genitals
5Proto-Italiclonðwos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰwos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “loin”

  • tenderloin
  • loincloth
  • loinclothed
  • striploin
  • loineye
  • loinskin
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