Where does “Gypsy” come from?

Gypsy comes from Middle English gipcyan, from Old French gyptien, originally referring to people believed to come from Egypt.

Gypsy (English): A member of the Romani people, or one of the...

Definitions

  1. A member of the Romani people, or one of the...

Ancestry of “Gypsy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgipcyan—
2Old Frenchgyptien—

Words derived from “Gypsy”

Every word from Old French gyptien →Every word from Middle English gipcyan →
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