English
imaginary lat syndrome
From imaginary + lat (“(slang) latissimus dorsi muscle”) + syndrome.
A compound of imaginary + lat ‘(slang) latissimus dorsi muscle’ + syndrome
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym- ‘to imitate’
Latin imāgō ‘image, imitation, likeness, statue,…’
Latin imāginārius ‘relating to images, fancied’
Middle English ymaginarie
English imaginary
Hindi लाट ‘pillar’
English lat
Proto-Indo-European *drem- ‘to run’
Ancient Greek δρόμος ‘running, course’
Ancient Greek σύνδρομος ‘running together’
Ancient Greek συνδρομή ‘concurrence of symptoms, concourse’
New Latin syndrome
English syndrome
Today it means
noun A tendency for one to adopt a posture as if one had larger latissimus dorsi muscles than one actually has, especially a posture where the arms are held away from the torso.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / imaginary lat syndrome