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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.

ginepreto (Italian): juniper thicket

Definitions

  1. juniper thicket

Ancestry of “ginepreto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangineprojuniper
2Vulgar Latinziniperus—
3Latiniūniperus—
4EnglishjuniperAny shrub or tree of the genus "Juniperus" of the...
5Middle Englishjunyper—
Every word from Middle English junyper →