Etymograph

English

loin

Loin comes from Middle English loyne, and goes back to Vulgar Latin *lumbea.

  1. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*lumbeareconstructed
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400loigne
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500loyne
  4. Englishtodayloin

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*lumbeareconstructed
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400loigne
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500loyne
  4. Englishtodayloin

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- ‘kidney, waist’

land, lawn, lend, lasagna, lomas, 11 more

through Latin lumbus

lumbar, loma, 5 more

Today it means

noun The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Vulgar Latin *lumbea / loin

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