myEtymology.com: English etymology of reforest

Etymology of the English word reforest

the English word reforest

using the English prefix re-

derived from the Latin prefix re-

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)