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Where does “juniper” come from?

juniper (English) comes from Middle English junyper.

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 Englishjunyper—

Words derived from “juniper”

  • juniperin
  • juniperlike
  • junipero
  • juniperbero
Every word from Middle English junyper →