Etymology of the English word fescue
the English word
fescuederived from the Old French word
festuderived from the Latin word
festucumderived from the Classical Latin word
festuca (straw; stalk; ram for beating down earth)
Date
The earliest known usage of fescue in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
fescued,
fescuingUsage
Word found in Modern English
