Etymology

locustal

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Today it means: Of, or related to locusts. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English locust ← Middle English locuste
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*lek-der.?
  2. Latinlocusta
  3. Anglo-Normanlocuste
  4. Middle Englishlocuste
  5. Englishlocust
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. English todaylocustal

From locust + -al.

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