Where does “phosphogypse” come from?

phosphogypse (French) comes from French gypse, from Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος — chalk; cement.

phosphogypse (French): phosphogypsum

Definitions

  1. phosphogypsum

Ancestry of “phosphogypse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgypsegypsum; first-person singular present indicative...
2Latingypsumgypsum; a plaster figure
3Ancient Greekγύψοςchalk; cement
Every word from Ancient Greek γύψος →Every word from Latin gypsum →Every word from French gypse →