afforestation

noun

the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting)

Roots

forisforest- · Latin · outside, woodland

Synonyms for afforestation

forestationn reforestationn silviculturen forestryn timberlandn woodlandn arboriculturen

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Synonyms for afforestation

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Where does afforestation come from?

The word afforestation breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root forest-, from Latin foris (“outside, woodland”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.