"Coppice" and "Coppicing" in Old Forestry. A Note on the Etymology of Grk. drios 'Coppice' and Skt. Vana 'Forest'

"Coppice" and "Coppicing" in Old Forestry. A Note on the Etymology of Grk. drios 'Coppice' and Skt. Vana 'Forest'

"Coppicing" in old forestry was a method of cutting firewood & timber while avoiding rapid deforestation, with cutting to ground level of various species on a rotational basis. Semantic development in numerous langs including French, Old Norse, & Latin indicates derivation from wor...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of philology 1987-10, Vol.108 (3), p.491-494
1. Verfasser: Parvulescu, Adrian
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Coniferous forests
Coppicing
Deciduous forests
Etymology
Forest restoration
Forestry development
Forestry economics
Plant roots
Timber
Trees
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Zusammenfassung:"Coppicing" in old forestry was a method of cutting firewood & timber while avoiding rapid deforestation, with cutting to ground level of various species on a rotational basis. Semantic development in numerous langs including French, Old Norse, & Latin indicates derivation from words meaning 'to cut', to 'coppice'. In this light, the reconstructed IE root +uen- 'to strike' is reexamined & found to be related to Armenian ganem 'to strike', with the added connotation 'to cut'. B. Annesser Murray
ISSN:0002-9475
1086-3168
DOI:10.2307/294674