English → Latin
“loin” in Latin
lumbusloin; lumbar; genitalsdēlumbislame; weakened, feebleēlumbishaving the hip dislocated; enervated, debilitated, weakenedfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry.
The English word loin itself goes back to Latin lumbus, through *lumbea.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
loin
lumbus; loins, plur., lumbi: weak in the loin, delumbis: elumbis (Festus): pain in the loins, lumborum dolores.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for loin?
- The usual Latin words for “loin” are lumbus, dēlumbis, ēlumbis; also fēstus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.