Where does “cigana” come from?
cigana (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto cigano, from Italian zigano, from Greek Αθίγγανος, from Ancient Greek Ἀτσίγγανος, from Ancient Greek ἀθίγγανος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
cigana (Esperanto): Romani, Roma
Definitions
- Romani, Roma
Ancestry of “cigana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | cigano | Gypsy |
| 2 | Italian | zigano | a Gypsy, especially one from Hungary; a street... |
| 3 | Greek | Αθίγγανος | A Gypsy, a Rom, a member of the Romani people;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀτσίγγανος | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀθίγγανος | one who does not want to be approached |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |