Zax a scris:daca denumirea e asa de veche de ce in toata lumea sunt cunoscuti sub numele de Gypsy sau Cigani/Tigani?
Gipsy e o denumire care face aluzie la o presupusă origine egipteană. Ţi-am dat link-ul, citeşte tot articolul de pe Wikipedia, doar n-o să ţi-l povestesc eu! 
Tocmai ţi-am explicat chestia cu "neamţ", "german" şi "deutscher", e aşa greu de priceput similitudinea cu "ţigan", "gipsy" şi "rrom" ? :D
The English term Gypsy (or Gipsy) originates from the Greek word Αιγύπτοι (Aigyptoi), modern Greek γύφτοι (gyphtoi), in the erroneous belief that the Roma originated in Egypt, and were exiled as punishment for allegedly harboring the infant Jesus.[28] If used, this exonym should also be written with capital letter, to show that it is about an ethnic group. [29] As described in Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the medieval French referred to the Rom as "egyptiens". This ethnonym is not used by the Roma to describe themselves, and is often considered pejorative (as is the term "gyp", meaning "to cheat" ... )