noun
Origin: ME < L < Gr gypsos, chalk, gypsum < Sem
See gypsum in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English gipsum
Origin: , from Latin gypsum
Origin: , from Greek gupsos
Origin: , probably of Semitic origin
Origin: ; akin to Arabic jibs, jiṣṣ, jaṣṣ
Origin: , from Akkadian gaṣṣu
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