Where does “langouste” come from?

langouste (English) comes from French langouste, from Old French langouste, from Occitan langosta, from Vulgar Latin lacusta, from Latin locusta, from Proto-Indo-European lēk- — string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...

langouste (English): The spiny lobster

Definitions

  1. The spiny lobster

Ancestry of “langouste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlangoustespiny lobster
2Old Frenchlangoustegrasshopper
3Occitanlangosta—
4Vulgar Latinlacustalocust, grasshopper; crustacean, marine...
5Latinlocustalocust, grasshopper; crustacean, marine...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēk-string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...
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