Where does “loinclothed” come from?
loinclothed (English) comes from English loincloth, from English loin, from Middle English loyne, from Old French loigne, from Vulgar Latin *lumbea, from Latin lumbus, from Proto-Italic lonðwos, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰwos — land, heath; loins.
loinclothed (English): Dressed in a loincloth
Definitions
- Dressed in a loincloth
Ancestry of “loinclothed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | loincloth | A garment worn about the loins and covering the... |
| 2 | English | loin | The part of the body at each side of the... |
| 3 | Middle English | loyne | The loins or their muscles |
| 4 | Old French | loigne | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *lumbea | — |
| 6 | Latin | lumbus | loin; lumbar; genitals |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lonðwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |