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Where does “forestless” come from?

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

forestless (English): Without a forest

Definitions

  1. Without a forest

Ancestry of “forestless”, 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...

Words derived from “forestless”

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