Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “gabbano” come from?

gabbano (Italian) comes from Spanish gabán, from Arabic قَبَاء, from Middle Persian kpʾh — garment, cloak.

gabbano (Italian): loose overcoat; overall; third-person plural...

Definitions

  1. loose overcoat; overall; third-person plural...

Ancestry of “gabbano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgabánovercoat
2Arabicقَبَاء—
3Middle Persiankpʾhgarment, cloak

Words derived from “gabbano”

  • Gabon
  • Gabonese
  • caban
  • gabão
Every word from Middle Persian kpʾh →