myEtymology.com: English etymology of deforest

Etymology of the English word deforest

the English word deforest

using the English prefix de- (a suffix which indicates the removal, separation, descent, etc)

derived from the Old French prefix de-

derived from the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

derived from the English word forest

derived from the French word forest

derived from the Latin word forestis

derived from the Latin word foris (door, gate; a folding door)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhwer- (door, doorway)