English
forester
Forester comes from Early Medieval Latin forestis/-a.
- Early Medieval Latinmodernforestis/-a
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400forest
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400forestier
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forester‘a forester’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Early Medieval Latinmodernforestis/-a
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400forest
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400forestier
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forester‘a forester’
- Englishtodaysame form
Formed from forest + -er
Early Medieval Latin forestis
Old French forest ‘royal hunting ground’
Middle English forest ‘a forest or wood’
English forest
Every English word from Early Medieval Latin forestis/-a
Today it means
noun A person who practices forestry.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Early Medieval Latin forestis/-a / forester