Where does “zimbro” come from?

zimbro (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese jĩbro, from Old Portuguese jĩebro, from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus, from English juniper, from Middle English junyper — Juniper (tree of the genus Juniperus) or a similar plant.

zimbro (Portuguese): juniper

Definitions

  1. juniper

Ancestry of “zimbro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesejĩbro
2Old Portuguesejĩebro
3Vulgar Latinziniperus
4Latiniūniperusjuniper-tree
5EnglishjuniperAny shrub or tree of the genus "Juniperus" of the...
6Middle EnglishjunyperJuniper (tree of the genus Juniperus) or a similar plant
Every word from Middle English junyper