lumbar

/ˈlʌmˌbɑː/LUHM-bahr

/ˈlʌmˌbɑɹ/LUHM-bahr

Meaningof the loin

Common meaning: of the lower back

lumbthe loinLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1084 · scan
aradjective or noun ending: of, belonging to

Journey through time

Latinlumbus, -ī‘the loin’
Englishlumbar‘of the lower back’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin lumbus ‘the loin’.

Roots

lumbus, -ī Latin “the loin”

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