Where does “lumbus” come from?

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

lumbus (Latin): loin; lumbar; genitals

Definitions

  1. loin; lumbar; genitals

Ancestry of “lumbus”, step by step

lumbus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic lonðwos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italiclonðwos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰwos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Proto-Germanic landwīn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclandwīn—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlendhw-kidney, waist

Words derived from “lumbus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →