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Where does “gipcyan” come from?

gipcyan (Middle English) comes from Old French gyptien.

Ancestry of “gipcyan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgyptien—

Words derived from “gipcyan”

  • Gypsy
  • 吉卜賽
  • 吉普賽
Every word from Old French gyptien →