Where does “languste” come from?
languste (Old French) 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...
Ancestry of “languste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | langouste | spiny lobster |
| 2 | Old French | langouste | grasshopper |
| 3 | Occitan | langosta | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | lacusta | locust, grasshopper; crustacean, marine... |
| 5 | Latin | locusta | locust, grasshopper; crustacean, marine... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēk- | string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of... |
Words derived from “languste”