loin
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From Middle English loyne, from Old French loigne, from Vulgar Latin *lumbea, from Latin lumbus, of uncertain origin, possibly from Oscan-Umbrian *londwo- or Proto-Germanic *lundwuz, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“kidney, waist”). Cognate with Modern English lend (“loin”), Dutch lende, German Lende, Swedish länd (“haunch, loin”), Danish lænd, Proto-Slavic *lędvьje (Russian ля́двея (ljádveja)). Doublet of lend.
loin (plural loins)
The plural loins is used for a wider body region, or specifically as a euphemism for the pubic region.
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loin (plural loins)
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Inherited from Latin longē, from the adjective longus (“long, far-off”). Compare Catalan lluny, archaic Spanish lueñe.
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