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Where does “forestial” come from?

forestial (English) comes from English forest, from Middle English forest, from Old French forest, from Latin forestis — dative plural of foresta; ablative plural of...

forestial (English): Of, like, or having to do with a forest; Relating...

Definitions

  1. Of, like, or having to do with a forest; Relating...

Ancestry of “forestial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforestA dense uncultivated tract of trees and...
2Middle EnglishforestA forest or wood; A preserve for hunting...
3Old Frenchforestforest, royal hunting ground
4Latinforestisdative plural of foresta; ablative plural of...
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