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Where does “ginjoler” come from?

ginjoler (Catalan) comes from Catalan gínjol, from Latin zizyphum, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον, from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

ginjoler (Catalan): jujube tree

Definitions

  1. jujube tree

Ancestry of “ginjoler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalangínjoljujube
2Latinzizyphumjujube fruit
3Ancient Greekζίζυφονjujube
4Ancient GreekΣίσυφος—
5Ancient Greekσοφόςclever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...
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