Latin

festūca

‘stalk, stem, straw’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin festūca.

5 English words in this record descend from Latin festūca, most familiar first.

• fescue ← festu ← festu ← festu ← *festūcum
• ferula
• ferule ← ferula
• ferulaceous ← ferulaceus ← ferula
• festucous ← festūcōsus

Etymograph / Latin festūca