lumbago

Definition

Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.

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.

Example Sentences

• "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."

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