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Where does “genice” come from?

genice (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin ienicia, from Latin iunicia, from Latin iunix — a young cow, calf, heifer.

Ancestry of “genice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinienicia—
2Latiniunicia—
3Latiniunixa young cow, calf, heifer

Words derived from “genice”

  • génisse
  • geniche
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