Lumbal
/ˈlʌm.bəl/noun
Relating to the lower back or loins.
Did you know?Lumbal is a learned anatomical word built on Latin lumbus, meaning “loins,” a term that later fed into mystical-sounding words like lumbar and lumbago.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*lemb-
“A root associated with the loins or lower body.”
Latin
Latin
lumbus
“Loins; the lower back or flank.”
Late Latin
Latin
lumbalis
“Pertaining to the loins.”
Middle English
English
lumbal
“Relating to the loins or lower back.”
Modern English
English
lumbal
“A rare or technical adjective meaning relating to the lower back.”
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