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Where does “tzigane” come from?

tzigane (French) comes from Russian цыга́н, from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος.

tzigane (French): Gypsy

Definitions

  1. Gypsy

Ancestry of “tzigane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianцыга́н—
2Byzantine Greekἀθίγγανος—

Words derived from “tzigane”

  • zigano
  • Di-gan
Every word from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος →