Where does “palaeoforest” come from?

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

palaeoforest (English): A forest that existed in the distant past

Definitions

  1. A forest that existed in the distant past

Ancestry of “palaeoforest”, 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...
Every word from Latin forestis →Every word from Old French forest →Every word from Middle English forest →