Where does “Genevan” come from?
Genevan comes from English Geneva plus the Italian suffix -ana, from Spanish -ana, from Latin -anus, ultimately from Proto-Italic -os.
Genevan (English): From, or pertaining to, Geneva; Of or relating to...
Definitions
- From, or pertaining to, Geneva; Of or relating to...
Ancestry of “Genevan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Geneva | Gin, especially jenever |
| 2 | Dutch | genever | Alternative spelling of jenever; juniper |
| 3 | Old French | genevre | juniper; juniper berry or extract from these... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | ziniperus | — |
| 5 | Latin | iūniperus | — |
| 6 | English | juniper | Any shrub or tree of the genus "Juniperus" of the... |
| 7 | Middle English | junyper | — |