Where does “lumbago” come from?

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

lumbago (Polish): low back pain, lumbago

Definitions

  1. low back pain, lumbago

Ancestry of “lumbago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlumbāgō—
2Latinlumbusloin; lumbar; genitals
3Proto-Italiclonðwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰwos →Every word from Proto-Italic lonðwos →