forestation

forestation

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English forest
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English forestation

    From forest + -ation.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌfɒɹɪsˈteɪʃən/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Noun

    forestation (countable and uncountable, plural forestations)

    1. The act of planting a forest.
    2. The conversion of a habitat to forest.

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