yesso
Old Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
yesso m (usually uncountable)
- gypsum
- c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 82v:
- DEl .xxv. grado del ſigno de capricornio, es la piedra aque dizen del yeſſo. Piedra es blanda ⁊ de color blãca ⁊ ligera de quebrantar.
- Of the twenty-fifth degree of the sign of Capricorn is the stone they call gypsum. It is a soft stone, white in color, and easy to break apart.
Descendants edit
- Spanish: yeso