Where does “lumbar” come from?

Lumbar comes from Latin lumbus, meaning loin or flank, derived from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-, a root denoting a body part or flexible region.

lumbar (English): Related to the lower back or loin, specifically...

Definitions

  1. Related to the lower back or loin, specifically...

Ancestry of “lumbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlumbusloin; lumbar; genitals
2Proto-Italiclonðwos
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰwos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “lumbar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-