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Where does “striploin” come from?

striploin (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.

striploin (English): beef tenderloin

Definitions

  1. beef tenderloin

Ancestry of “striploin”, 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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