Where does “foraois” come from?

foraois (Irish) comes from Middle Irish foraís, from Anglo-Norman forest, from Medieval Latin forestis — open wood; dative plural of foresta; ablative...

foraois (Irish): forest, timber; retreat, recess; lair, den

Definitions

  1. forest, timber; retreat, recess; lair, den

Ancestry of “foraois”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishforaís—
2Anglo-Normanforestforest, royal hunting ground
3Medieval Latinforestisopen wood; dative plural of foresta; ablative...

Words derived from “foraois”

Every word from Medieval Latin forestis →Every word from Anglo-Norman forest →Every word from Middle Irish foraís →
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