lumbago

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*lendʰ-“loins”
2. Latin · derived fromlumbus“loin”
3. Late Latin · borrowed fromlumbāgō“backache of the lumbar region”
4. English todaylumbago

The noun is borrowed from Late Latin lumbāgō (“backache of the lumbar region”), from Late Latin lumbus (“lumbar”), Latin lumbus (“loin”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“loins”)) + -āgō (suffix forming nouns describing objects, animals, and plants). The verb is derived from the noun.

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