English
ferulaceous
Ferulaceous comes from Latin ferula ‘rod’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEferula‘rod’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEferulaceus
- Englishearliest quotation 1657ferulaceous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEferula‘rod’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEferulaceus
- Englishearliest quotation 1657ferulaceous
Earliest quotation: 1657, Jean de Renou: “a ferulaceous caul, of two Cubits heighth, geniculated, and…”
Linked words
through Latin festūca ‘stalk, straw’
Today it means
adj Pertaining to reeds and canes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin ferula / ferulaceous