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Where does “pileated gibbon” come from?

pileated gibbon (English) comes from English Gibbon, from Old French Giboin, from Frankish Gebawin.

pileated gibbon (English): "Hylobates pileatus", a primate in the...

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  1. "Hylobates pileatus", a primate in the...

Ancestry of “pileated gibbon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGibbon—
2Old FrenchGiboin—
3FrankishGebawin—
Every word from Frankish Gebawin →