Etymology

geneva

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Today it means: Gin, especially jenever. Full definition →

Dutch genever
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geneva · noun1

  1. Dutch · derived fromgenever
  2. English todaygeneva

An alteration of Dutch genever under the influence of the geonym Geneva.

Geneva · proper noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ǵénw-eh₂“knee”
  2. Proto-Celtic · derived from*genwā
  3. English todayGeneva

Mentioned in Latin texts as Genava. Probably via a Proto-Celtic *genwā from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénw-eh₂ (“knee”), a derivative of *ǵónu in the sense of a bending river or estuary, possibly akin to Genoa.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*ǵénw-eh₂ all →

genoa

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