Where does “ginebre” come from?

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

ginebre (Catalan): juniper

Definitions

  1. juniper

Ancestry of “ginebre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinziniperus
2Latiniūniperusjuniper-tree
3EnglishjuniperAny shrub or tree of the genus "Juniperus" of the...
4Middle EnglishjunyperJuniper (tree of the genus Juniperus) or a similar plant

Words derived from “ginebre

Every word from Middle English junyperEvery word from English juniperEvery word from Latin iūniperus
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