Where does “lagosta” come from?

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

lagosta (Portuguese): lobster

Definitions

  1. lobster

Ancestry of “lagosta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lagosta”

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