Where does “langust” come from?

langust (Swedish) 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...

langust (Swedish): spiny lobster, Palinurus elephas

Definitions

  1. spiny lobster, Palinurus elephas

Ancestry of “langust”, 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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