Where does “enot” come from?

enot (Romanian) comes from Russian ено́т, from German Genette, from French genette, from Spanish jineta, from Spanish jinete, from Andalusian Arabic زَنَاتِي.

enot (Romanian): raccoon dog

Definitions

  1. raccoon dog

Ancestry of “enot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianено́тraccoon
2GermanGenettegenet
3Frenchgenettegenet
4Spanishjinetagenet; A style of riding of a horse that requires...
5Spanishjinetehorseman, horsewoman, rider
6Andalusian Arabicزَنَاتِي
Every word from Andalusian Arabic زَنَاتِيEvery word from Spanish jineteEvery word from Spanish jineta
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