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Where does “ziniperus” come from?

ziniperus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin iūniperus, from English juniper, from Middle English junyper.

Ancestry of “ziniperus”, step by step

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