Question

39. The word "forest" is derived from the Latin word "
meaning outside.
(A) forris
(B) foris
(C) fores
(D) forees​

Answer 1

Answer:

it is derived from the Latin word forris

Answer 2

Answer:

Option B - forīs is the correct answer.

Explanation:

• The word forest was first recorded in the 1200s.
• It comes from the Late Latin phrase forestis silva, which means " an unenclosed wooded area".
• The term Forestis is coined from the Latin word "forīs" which means "outside".  
• A large area that is covered with trees is called a forest.
• The first known forests arose in the Late Devonian.
• Archaeopteris, a plant that looks like a tree and fern. It grows up to 10 metres.

Hence, The Latin word is foris from which the word forest is derived.