Where does “jips” come from?

jips (Turkish) comes from French gypse, from Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος — chalk; cement.

jips (Turkish): gypsum, plaster-stone

Definitions

  1. gypsum, plaster-stone

Ancestry of “jips”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgypsegypsum; first-person singular present indicative...
2Latingypsumgypsum; a plaster figure
3Ancient Greekγύψοςchalk; cement
Every word from Ancient Greek γύψος →Every word from Latin gypsum →Every word from French gypse →