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Where does “foraís” come from?

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

Ancestry of “foraís”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanforestforest, royal hunting ground
2Medieval Latinforestisopen wood; dative plural of foresta; ablative...

Words derived from “foraís”

  • foraoiseoir
  • foraoiseacht
  • foraoisigh
  • foraoiseach
  • foraois
  • foraoiseolaíocht
  • foraoisí
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