Where does “Gabon” come from?
Gabon derives from Portuguese gabão, from Italian gabbano, from Occitan gabar, ultimately from Latin habeo through the suffix chain -us, -um, -anus, and Proto-Italic -os.
Gabon derives from Portuguese gabão, from Italian gabbano, from Occitan gabar, ultimately from Latin habeo through the suffix chain -us, -um, -anus, and Proto-Italic -os.