Where does “ginepreto” come from?

ginepreto (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.

ginepreto (Italian): juniper thicket

Definitions

  1. juniper thicket

Ancestry of “ginepreto”, 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 →