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Where does “lacusta” come from?

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

lacusta (Vulgar Latin): locust, grasshopper; crustacean, marine...

Definitions

  1. locust, grasshopper; crustacean, marine...

Ancestry of “lacusta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lacusta”

  • langoustine
  • langouste
  • lagosta
  • langostino
  • langosta
  • лангуст
  • langoustine
  • langouste
  • lagosta
  • llagosta
  • langoest
  • lagosta
  • lăcustă
  • langouste
  • languste
  • lãcustã
  • lagosta
  • langosta
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