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Where does “ginepro” come from?

ginepro (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus, from English juniper, from Middle English junyper.

ginepro (Italian): juniper

Definitions

  1. juniper

Ancestry of “ginepro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinziniperus—
2Latiniūniperus—
3EnglishjuniperAny shrub or tree of the genus "Juniperus" of the...
4Middle Englishjunyper—

Words derived from “ginepro”

  • ginepreto
  • ginepraio
Every word from Middle English junyper →