Where does “langosta” come from?

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

Ancestry of “langosta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinlacustalocust, grasshopper; crustacean, marine...
2Latinlocustalocust, grasshopper; crustacean, marine...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēk-string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...

Words derived from “langosta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēk- →Every word from Latin locusta →Every word from Vulgar Latin lacusta →