deforestation
The origin and history of deforestation.
Etymology
Deforestation comes from the verb deforest with the ending -ation added, forming a noun for the process. The word is first recorded in written English in 1870.
The origin and history of deforestation.
Deforestation comes from the verb deforest with the ending -ation added, forming a noun for the process. The word is first recorded in written English in 1870.
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