Where does “forest” come from?
forest (Anglo-Norman) comes from Medieval Latin forestis — open wood; dative plural of foresta; ablative...
forest (Anglo-Norman): forest, royal hunting ground
Definitions
- forest, royal hunting ground
Ancestry of “forest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | forestis | open wood; dative plural of foresta; ablative... |