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Where does “langosta” come from?

langosta (Old 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”

  • langoustine
  • langouste
  • лангуст
  • langoustine
  • langouste
  • langoest
  • langouste
  • languste
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