# lumbago

> English word · Noun · IPA /lʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ/

## Definitions
1. Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.
2. An episode of such backache.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lumbago