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Where does “Locusta” come from?

Locusta (Translingual) comes from Latin locusta, from Proto-Indo-European lēk- — string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...

Ancestry of “Locusta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Locusta”

  • Locustella
  • Locustellidae
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