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Where does “forest” come from?

forest (Middle English) comes from Old French forest, from Latin forestis — dative plural of foresta; ablative plural of...

forest (Middle English): A forest or wood; A preserve for hunting...

Definitions

  1. A forest or wood; A preserve for hunting...

Ancestry of “forest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchforestforest, royal hunting ground
2Latinforestisdative plural of foresta; ablative plural of...

Words derived from “forest”

  • forest
  • forested
  • rainforest
  • reforestation
  • forestland
  • forestal
  • forestation
  • reforest
  • agroforest
  • nonforest
  • deforest
  • unforested
  • nonforested
  • foresty
  • forestalment
  • forestlike
  • rainforested
  • forestkeeper
  • forestless
  • forestward
  • multiforest
  • disforest
  • forestine
  • subforest
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