Where does “supralumbar” come from?

supralumbar (English) comes from English lumbar, from Latin lumbus, from Proto-Italic lonðwos, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰwos, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

supralumbar (English): Situated above (or dorsal to) a lumbar region

Definitions

  1. Situated above (or dorsal to) a lumbar region

Ancestry of “supralumbar”, step by step

supralumbar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lumbar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlumbarRelated to the lower back or loin, specifically...
2Latinlumbusloin; lumbar; genitals
3Proto-Italiclonðwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via English supra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsupraUsed to indicate that the current citation is...
2Georgianსუფრაtablecloth; the table on which supra is conducted
3Persianسفرهtablecloth
4Arabicسُفْرَةvictuals; table, especially for eating
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →