Where does “foraoisigh” come from?

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

foraoisigh (Irish): to forest, afforest

Definitions

  1. to forest, afforest

Ancestry of “foraoisigh”, 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...
Every word from Medieval Latin forestis →Every word from Anglo-Norman forest →Every word from Middle Irish foraís →