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 junyper →Every word from English juniper →Every word from Latin iūniperus →