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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/01/24 05:55 UTC 版)
Likely from Proto-West Germanic *furhisti. The shape of the word in Latin recalls the adjective agrestis.
Alternatively, a shortening of an expression like silva *forestis, the latter an unattested adjective derived from forās (“outside”) or forum (“court”) + -est(r)is (adjective ending). In the former case the etymological sense would perhaps be “forest outside of public use” and in the latter case “forest belonging to the court”.
forestis f (genitive forestis); third declension (Early Medieval Latin)
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
Reflexes of the variant foresta: (possibly some or all via Old French)