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

tzigane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian цыга́н

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianцыга́нGypsy, Rom
2Byzantine Greekἀθίγγανος—

via Hungarian cigány

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungariancigányGypsy; bad, worthless; Romani

Words derived from “tzigane”

Every word from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος →Every word from Russian цыга́н →