u/Background_Wedding44

I am a french native speaker and in french the translation of "gipsy" is "gitan", and all the romani people I have met in France are very proud to call themselves gitans. 
So why would it be different in english, where does it come from ?

I am a french native speaker and in french the equivalent of "gipsy" is "gitan", and all the romani people I have met in France are very proud to call themselves gitans. So why would it be different in english, where does it come from ?