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Where does “loineye” come from?

loineye (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

loineye (English): A cut of meat from the longissimus of a pig

Definitions

  1. A cut of meat from the longissimus of a pig

Ancestry of “loineye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishloinThe part of the body at each side of the...
2Middle Englishloyne—
3Old Frenchloigne—
4Vulgar Latin*lumbea—
5Latinlumbusloin; lumbar; genitals
6Proto-Italiclonðwos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰwos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
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