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Where does “hinebra” come from?

hinebra (Tagalog) comes from Spanish ginebra, from French genièvre, from Old French geneivre, from Vulgar Latin ieniperus, from Latin iuniperus — juniper-tree.

hinebra (Tagalog): gin

Definitions

  1. gin

Ancestry of “hinebra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishginebragin
2Frenchgenièvrejuniper; jenever
3Old Frenchgeneivre—
4Vulgar Latinieniperusjuniper
5Latiniuniperusjuniper-tree
Every word from Latin iuniperus →