Where does “yeso” come from?

yeso (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish yesso, from Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος — chalk; cement.

yeso (Spanish): plaster, gesso; gypsum; cast, plaster cast

Definitions

  1. plaster, gesso; gypsum; cast, plaster cast

Ancestry of “yeso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishyessogypsum
2Latingypsumgypsum; a plaster figure
3Ancient Greekγύψοςchalk; cement

Words derived from “yeso

Every word from Ancient Greek γύψος
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