Where does “Juniperus” come from?

Juniperus (Translingual) comes from Latin iūniperus, from English juniper, from Middle English junyper — Juniper (tree of the genus Juniperus) or a similar plant.

Juniperus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Juniperus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniūniperusjuniper-tree
2EnglishjuniperAny shrub or tree of the genus "Juniperus" of the...
3Middle EnglishjunyperJuniper (tree of the genus Juniperus) or a similar plant
Every word from Middle English junyper →