Where does “antilocust” come from?

antilocust (English) comes from English locust, from Middle English locuste, from Latin locusta, from Proto-Indo-European lēk- — string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...

antilocust (English): Destroying or opposing locusts

Definitions

  1. Destroying or opposing locusts

Ancestry of “antilocust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlocustAny of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and...
2Middle Englishlocustelocust
3Latinlocustalocust, grasshopper; crustacean, marine...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēk-string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēk- →Every word from Latin locusta →Every word from Middle English locuste →