Where does “forest” come from?

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

forest (Middle French): forest

Definitions

  1. forest

Ancestry of “forest”, step by step

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

Words derived from “forest”

Every word from Latin forestis →Every word from Old French forest →
forest — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer