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Where does “festucum” come from?

festucum (Late Latin) comes from Latin festuca, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

Ancestry of “festucum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfestucastraw; stalk, stem; rod used to touch slaves in...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “festucum”

  • fétu
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