Etymology

fescue

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Today it means: A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read. Full definition →

Middle English festu ← Old French festu ← Late Latin *festūcum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromfestūca“stalk, stem, straw”
  2. Late Latin · derived from*festūcum
  3. Old French · derived fromfestu
  4. Middle English · inherited fromfestu
  5. English todayfescue

Inherited from Middle English festu, from Old French festu (modern fétu), from Late Latin *festūcum, from Latin festūca (“stalk, stem, straw”).

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