The story
- Latin · derived fromad“towards”
- Medieval Latin · borrowed fromafforēstō
- English todayafforest
First attested in the 16th century. From Medieval Latin afforēstō, from Latin ad (“towards”) + forēsta (“forest”).
Words from the same roots
Latinad all →
adagreeassaultadjustcollexcisepiedmontabbreviationassailantaffrontadroitapportionassailalliterationappuiabasea-accouteracquiet-adad baculumad captandumad coelumaddorsedaddulceadretaffamishalluminoramollishmentannidation
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.