Where does “foraoisí” come from?

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

foraoisí (Irish): sylviculturist

Definitions

  1. sylviculturist

Ancestry of “foraoisí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishforaoisforest, timber; retreat, recess; lair, den
2Middle Irishforaís
3Anglo-Normanforestforest, royal hunting ground
4Medieval Latinforestisopen wood; dative plural of foresta; ablative...
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