Where does “forestkeeper” come from?

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

forestkeeper (English): One appointed to look after a forest

Definitions

  1. One appointed to look after a forest

Ancestry of “forestkeeper”, step by step

forestkeeper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English forest

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...

via English keeper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkeeperOne who keeps something; A person or thing worth...
2Middle Englishkepere—
Every word from Latin forestis →