Where does “juniper” come from?

juniper (English) comes from Middle English junyper — Juniper (tree of the genus Juniperus) or a similar plant.

juniper (English): Any shrub or tree of the genus "Juniperus" of the...

Definitions

  1. Any shrub or tree of the genus "Juniperus" of the...

Ancestry of “juniper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishjunyperJuniper (tree of the genus Juniperus) or a similar plant

Words derived from “juniper

Every word from Middle English junyper