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Where does “genevre” come from?

genevre (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus, from English juniper, from Middle English junyper.

genevre (Old French): juniper; juniper berry or extract from these...

Definitions

  1. juniper; juniper berry or extract from these...

Ancestry of “genevre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “genevre”

  • gin
  • ginny
  • geneva
  • ginshop
  • ginner
  • ginnery
  • ginhouse
  • ginsoaked
  • ginlike
  • ginless
  • gin up
  • gin burglar
  • gin's piss
  • ginnare
  • джин
  • gin
  • gim
  • ginebra
  • ginebre
  • ĝino
  • ジン
  • genever
  • gin
  • τζιν
Every word from Middle English junyper →