Where does “genibre” come from?

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

genibre (Occitan): juniper (Juniperus communis)

Definitions

  1. juniper (Juniperus communis)

Ancestry of “genibre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinziniperus
2Latiniūniperusjuniper-tree
3EnglishjuniperAny shrub or tree of the genus "Juniperus" of the...
4Middle EnglishjunyperJuniper (tree of the genus Juniperus) or a similar plant
Every word from Middle English junyper