The story
- Middle French · derived fromfustec
- Middle English · inherited fromfustik
- English todayfustic
From Middle English fustik, from Middle French fustec, variant of fustet.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
fustic
Today it means: A tropical American tree (Maclura tinctoria), whose wood produces a yellow dye. Full definition →
Middle English fustik ← Middle French fustec