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Though etymologically the term gitano originally meant "Egyptian", [11] the use itself of the Old Spanish word meaning "Egyptian" (egiptano) to refer to Romanis in Spain developed in the same way that the English word "Gypsy" also evolved from the English adjective
The English term Gypsy (or Gipsy) originates from the Middle English gypcian, short for Egipcien. The Spanish term Gitano and French Gitan have similar etymologies. They are ultimately derived from the Greek Αιγύπτιοι (Aigyptioi), meaning "Egyptian", via Latin.
10 maj 2022 · Originally, these groups of gypsies or Gitanos residing in Spain originated from the Indian subcontinent, particularly northwest India, with the first Roma leaving northwest India between the ninth and fourteenth century.
In Spain: The Gitano minority. The one ethnic minority of long standing in Spain is the Roma (Gypsies), who are known in Spain as Gitanos. Their traditional language is Caló. Many of them have assimilated into the mainstream of Spanish society, but others continue to lead their traditional… Read More; ethnological affinity with Roma peoples
3 kwi 2023 · Spanish Gypsies. Evgraf Sorokin (Public Domain) Romani is an umbrella term used to describe a diverse ethnolinguistic group of people with a historical presence in Europe and West Asia. The historically common term 'Gypsy' is based on the myth that they came from Egypt.
16 wrz 2015 · The Roma, also known as ‘Gypsies’, represent the largest and the most widespread ethnic minority of Europe.
Gitanos in Spain, like Gypsies in many other countries, are monolingual speakers of the Language of their own country — in this case, Spanish. In the past Gitanos spoke Cal ó, a speech form characterized by Spanish grammar but containing words of Indic origin.
