Etymology of the French word gypse
the French word
gypsederived from the Latin word
gypsum (gypsum; plaster figure)
derived from the Greek word
gupsos, γύψος
Date
The earliest known usage of gypse in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
gypseux,
gypsage,
gypsifère,
gypsomètre,
gypsose,
gypsophileCognates
Dutch
gips, English
gypsum, German
Gips, Icelandic
gips, Latin
gypsum, Lithuanian
gipsas, Norwegian
gips, Russian
гипc, Swedish
gips
