Etymologia

> **Gypsy(n.)** also _gipsy_, c. 1600, alteration of _gypcian_, a worn-down Middle English dialectal form of _egypcien_ "Egyptian," from the supposed origin of the people. As an adjective, from 1620s. Compare British _gippy_ (1889) a modern shortened colloquial form of _Egyptian_.
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Gipsy, from c.1600, altered from Middle English "egypcien" meaning "Egyptian," reflects the supposed origin of the people; adjective use dates to the 1620s.

Gypsy - Etymology, Origin & Meaning of the Name


Gypsy(n.) also gipsy, c. 1600, alteration of gypcian, a worn-down Middle English dialectal form of egypcien &quot;Egyptian,&quot; from the supposed origin of the people. As an adjective, from 1620s. Compare British gippy (1889) a modern shortened colloquial form of Egyptian.
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