lumbago
noun
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Pronunciation: /lʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ/ / /ˌlʌmˈbeɪˌɡoʊ/ / /ˌləm-/
noun
Etymology: The noun is borrowed from Late Latin lumbāgō (“backache of the lumbar region”), from Late Latin lumbus (“lumbar”), Latin lumbus (“loin”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“loins”)) + -āgō (suffix forming nouns describing objects, animals, and plants). The verb is derived from the noun.
- Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.
“Sir Oswald Feiling winced as he turned to go home. He had felt a warning twinge of lumbago.”
“We may imagine an athletics coach with a scientific training researching into the physiology and the psychology of runners. [...] He finds out the effects of fatigue, of alcohol, of tobacco, of lumbago and of depression upon their performances.”
- An episode of such backache.
verb
Etymology: The noun is borrowed from Late Latin lumbāgō (“backache of the lumbar region”), from Late Latin lumbus (“lumbar”), Latin lumbus (“loin”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“loins”)) + -āgō (suffix forming nouns describing objects, animals, and plants). The verb is derived from the noun.
- To affect (someone) with lumbago.