Where does “fescue” come from?
Fescue comes from Old French festu, from Latin festuca, a word for straw or stalk.
fescue (English): A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point...
Definitions
- A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point...
Ancestry of “fescue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | festu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Romance | festu | — |
| 3 | Latin | festuca | straw; stalk, stem; rod used to touch slaves in... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |