Where does “gabbianella” come from?

gabbianella (Italian) comes from Italian gabbiano, from Latin gāvia — common gull and seagull (any kind of gull, generically a kind of bird).

gabbianella (Italian): little gull

Definitions

  1. little gull

Ancestry of “gabbianella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangabbianogull, seagull
2Latingāviacommon gull and seagull (any kind of gull, generically a kind of bird)
Every word from Latin gāvia →Every word from Italian gabbiano →
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