English
gypse
Gypse comes from French gypse ‘gypsum’, and goes back to Ancient Greek γῠ́ψος ‘chalk’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγῠ́ψος‘chalk’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgypsum
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgypse‘gypsum’
- Englishearliest quotation 1745same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγῠ́ψος‘chalk’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgypsum
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgypse‘gypsum’
- Englishearliest quotation 1745same form
Earliest quotation: 1745, Richard Pococke: “The soil of Cyprus is for the most part…”
Linked words
through Latin gypsum
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek γῠ́ψος / gypse