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Where does “genest” come from?
genest (Old French) comes from Latin genesta, from Proto-Indo-European gwₑnestā.
Ancestry of “genest”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
genesta
broom
2
Proto-Indo-European
gwₑnestā
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Words derived from “genest”
genet
genêt
giant forest genet
genetti
angolangenetti
ibizangenetti
villieringenetti
abessiniangenetti
mustajalkagenetti
ruostetäplägenetti
etiopiangenetti
isogenetti
johnstoningenetti
kissagenetti
metsägenetti
vesigenetti
viktoriangenetti
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