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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”

  • forest
  • forestry
  • forested
  • rainforest
  • forester
  • agroforestry
  • reforestation
  • Forestier
  • forestland
  • forestal
  • forestation
  • reforest
  • agroforest
  • nonforest
  • deforest
  • unforested
  • ecoforestry
  • nonforested
  • foresty
  • forestalment
  • forestlike
  • rainforested
  • forestkeeper
  • forestless
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