Where does “zenevre” come from?

zenevre (Friulian) 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.

zenevre (Friulian): juniper

Definitions

  1. juniper

Ancestry of “zenevre”, 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
Every word from Middle English junyper →Every word from English juniper →Every word from Latin iūniperus →