Where does “ginebra” come from?

ginebra (Catalan) comes from Catalan ginebre, from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus, from English juniper, from Middle English junyper — Juniper (tree of the genus Juniperus) or a similar plant.

ginebra (Catalan): gin

Definitions

  1. gin

Ancestry of “ginebra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanginebrejuniper
2Vulgar Latinziniperus—
3Latiniūniperusjuniper-tree
4EnglishjuniperAny shrub or tree of the genus "Juniperus" of the...
5Middle EnglishjunyperJuniper (tree of the genus Juniperus) or a similar plant
Every word from Middle English junyper →Every word from English juniper →Every word from Latin iūniperus →