Where does “jippo” come from?

jippo (Swedish) comes from English gippo, from English Gypsy, from Middle English gipcyan, from Old French gyptien.

jippo (Swedish): a (flashy, festive) event or spectacle (often a PR stunt to attract attention)

Definitions

  1. a (flashy, festive) event or spectacle (often a PR stunt to attract attention)

Ancestry of “jippo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgippoA Gypsy; An Egyptian; Gravy
2EnglishGypsyA member of the Romani people, or one of the...
3Middle Englishgipcyan—
4Old Frenchgyptien—

Words derived from “jippo”

Every word from Old French gyptien →Every word from Middle English gipcyan →Every word from English Gypsy →