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Where does “junípero” come from?

junípero (Spanish) comes from Latin iūniperus, from English juniper, from Middle English junyper.

junípero (Spanish): juniper

Definitions

  1. juniper

Ancestry of “junípero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniūniperus—
2EnglishjuniperAny shrub or tree of the genus "Juniperus" of the...
3Middle Englishjunyper—
Every word from Middle English junyper →