jennet

The story

1. Andalusian Arabic · derived fromزَنَاتِي
2. Old Spanish · derived fromginete“small fast horse; light horseman”
3. Old Catalan · derived fromgenet
4. Old French · derived fromgenet
5. Middle English · inherited fromgenet
6. English todayjennet

From Late Middle English genet, from Old French genet, from Old Catalan genet or Old Spanish ginete (“small fast horse; light horseman”), from Andalusian Arabic زَنَاتِي (zanātī), the Zenati or Zenata Berbers, known as excellent horse breeders. Doublet of Zenati.

Words from the same roots