Where does “forêt” come from?

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

forêt (Norman): forest

Definitions

  1. forest

Ancestry of “forêt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchforestforest, royal hunting ground
2Latinforestisdative plural of foresta; ablative plural of...
Every word from Latin forestis →Every word from Old French forest →