silvopasture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A forested or wooded area where domesticated animals are allowed to graze.
The practice of allowing domesticated animals to graze in forested or wooded areas.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪlvəpɑːst͡ʃə/ /-pæs-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-silvopasture.wav /ˈsɪlvəˌpæst͡ʃəɹ/ /ˌpæʃ-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-silvopasture.wav

Word forms

silvopasture silvopastures silvipasture

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sel-der.? Latin silvalbor. English silvo- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *péh₂sti Proto-Italic *pāskōr Latin pāscor Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin pastūra Anglo-Norman pastourbor. Middle English pasture English pasture English silvopasture From silvo- (prefix meaning ‘forest; wood’) + pasture (noun). Silvo- is a learned borrowing from Latin silva (“forest, wood; grove, orchard”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *sel-, *swel- (“beam; board; firewood, wood”).

Related words

Derived words

silvopastural silvopasturing

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