Where does “foresta” come from?

foresta (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin foresta, from Latin foris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

foresta (Spanish): forest

Definitions

  1. forest

Ancestry of “foresta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinforestaopen wood; wood, forest
2Latinforisdoor; gate; opening
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr →Every word from Latin foris →