giz

Portuguese

/ʒis/, /ˈʒiʃ/

noun

Definitions

chalk (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin gypsum (plaster).

Origin

Latin

gypsum

Gloss

plaster

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

gypsum English
gypsum Latin
Gips German
gipsz Hungarian
gesso Italian
gips Dutch, Flemish
гипс Russian
gis Spanish, Castilian
yeso Spanish, Castilian
γύψος Ancient Greek
gips Swedish
guix Catalan, Valencian
xiz Galician
gips Old High German
yelsu Asturian
yesso Old Spanish