Where does “gínjol” come from?
gínjol (Catalan) comes from Latin zizyphum, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον, from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...
gínjol (Catalan): jujube
Ancestry of “gínjol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | zizyphum | jujube fruit |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ζίζυφον | jujube |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σίσυφος | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σοφός | clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,... |
Words derived from “gínjol”