Where does “ginepraio” come from?

ginepraio (Italian) comes from Italian ginepro, from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus, from English juniper, from Middle English junyper — Juniper (tree of the genus Juniperus) or a similar plant.

ginepraio (Italian): thicket (especially of juniper); briar-patch

Definitions

  1. thicket (especially of juniper); briar-patch

Ancestry of “ginepraio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangineprojuniper
2Vulgar Latinziniperus—
3Latiniūniperusjuniper-tree
4EnglishjuniperAny shrub or tree of the genus "Juniperus" of the...
5Middle 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 →