Where does “génèvre” come from?

génèvre (Norman) comes from Old French genevre, from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus, from English juniper, from Middle English junyper — Juniper (tree of the genus Juniperus) or a similar plant.

génèvre (Norman): gin

Definitions

  1. gin

Ancestry of “génèvre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgenevrejuniper; juniper berry or extract from these...
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
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