Where does “xibón” come from?

xibón (Galician) comes from Arabic جبة, from Arabic جُبَّة — robe, tunica, coat, gown; long garment; jubbah, a...

xibón (Galician): doublet

Definitions

  1. doublet

Ancestry of “xibón”, step by step

xibón traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic جبة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجبةjubbah; a wrapper, cloak, coat, outer garment;...
2Arabicجُبَّةrobe, tunica, coat, gown; long garment; jubbah, a...

via French gibbon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchgibbonGibbon
Every word from Arabic جُبَّةEvery word from Arabic جبة