Where does “foresta” come from?

foresta (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin foris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

foresta (Medieval Latin): open wood; wood, forest

Definitions

  1. open wood; wood, forest

Ancestry of “foresta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinforisdoor; gate; opening
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

Words derived from “foresta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Latin foris →