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Where does “cigano” come from?

cigano (Portuguese) comes from French cigain, from Byzantine Greek Αθίγγανος.

cigano (Portuguese): Gypsy; the language of the Gypsies

Definitions

  1. Gypsy; the language of the Gypsies

Ancestry of “cigano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcigain—
2Byzantine GreekΑθίγγανος—

Words derived from “cigano”

  • anticiganos
  • anticiganismo
Every word from Byzantine Greek Αθίγγανος →