, ▁sent iments ▁which ▁were ▁originally ▁directed ▁at ▁the ▁Roman i ▁people ▁are ▁also ▁directed ▁at ▁other ▁travel er ▁groups ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" ant ig y ps y " ▁sent iments . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁Ant ig y ps y ism ▁is ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁and ▁the ▁European ▁Commission ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁by ▁a ▁wide ▁cross - section ▁of ▁civil ▁society . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁ ▁The ▁root ▁Z igan ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁term ▁C ing ane ▁( alt . ▁T sing ano i , ▁Z ig ar , ▁Z ige un er ) ▁which ▁probably ▁der ives ▁from ▁A thing ano i , ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁Christian ▁sect ▁which ▁the ▁Roman i ▁became ▁associated ▁with ▁during ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁According ▁to ▁Martin ▁Hol ler , ▁the ▁English ▁term ▁anti - G y ps y ism ▁st ems ▁from ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁and ▁it ▁became ▁main stream ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 s , ▁whereas ▁the ▁term ▁ant iz igan ism ▁was ▁more ▁recently ▁borrow ed ▁from ▁the ▁German ▁Ant iz igan ismus . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 3 th - century ▁By z antine ▁records , ▁the ▁A ts í ng ano i ▁are ▁mentioned ▁as ▁" w iz ards ▁... ▁who ▁are ▁inspired ▁sat an ically ▁and ▁pret end ▁to ▁predict ▁the ▁unknown ". ▁