Where does “gips” come from?

gips (Old High German) comes from Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος — chalk; cement.

Ancestry of “gips”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingypsumgypsum; a plaster figure
2Ancient Greekγύψοςchalk; cement

Words derived from “gips”

Every word from Ancient Greek γύψος →Every word from Latin gypsum →