Where does “yaneyfri” come from?
yaneyfri (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch jenever, from Old French genevre, from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus, from English juniper, from Middle English junyper.
yaneyfri (Sranan Tongo): jenever
Ancestry of “yaneyfri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | jenever | jenever |
| 2 | Old French | genevre | juniper; juniper berry or extract from these... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | ziniperus | — |
| 4 | Latin | iūniperus | — |
| 5 | English | juniper | Any shrub or tree of the genus "Juniperus" of the... |
| 6 | Middle English | junyper | — |