Where does “forest” come from?
Forest comes from Middle English forest, from Old French forest, from Medieval Latin forestis, ultimately from Latin foris meaning "outside" and Proto-Indo-European dʰwer-.
forest (English): A dense uncultivated tract of trees and...
Definitions
- A dense uncultivated tract of trees and...
Ancestry of “forest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | forest | A forest or wood; A preserve for hunting... |
| 2 | Old French | forest | forest, royal hunting ground |
| 3 | Latin | forestis | dative plural of foresta; ablative plural of... |
Words derived from “forest”