Where does “gipszkötés” come from?

gipszkötés (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gipsz, from German Gips, from Middle High German gips, from Old High German gips, from Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος — chalk; cement.

gipszkötés (Hungarian): cast, plaster, plaster cast a supporting device made of plaster of Paris and gauze in order to immobilize a broken bone for the period of healing

Definitions

  1. cast, plaster, plaster cast a supporting device made of plaster of Paris and gauze in order to immobilize a broken bone for the period of healing

Ancestry of “gipszkötés”, step by step

gipszkötés traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian gipsz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangipszgypsum, plaster
2GermanGipsgypsum; Short for Gipsverband
3Middle High Germangips—
4Old High Germangips—
5Latingypsumgypsum; a plaster figure
6Ancient Greekγύψοςchalk; cement

via Hungarian kötés

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankötésknitting; bandage; binding
2Hungariankötto bind, tie; to knit
3Proto-Uralickütke-to bind
Every word from Ancient Greek γύψος →