tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4224317426795813812.post48940443983678109..comments2023-10-30T09:29:48.487+01:00Comments on MI LABORATORIO DE IDEAS: african toponymic mapMassimo Pietrobon http://www.blogger.com/profile/07758524765684272343noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4224317426795813812.post-31149500036194881182015-11-12T15:51:03.544+01:002015-11-12T15:51:03.544+01:00Thank you Pedro. I also thought an Arabic origin f...Thank you Pedro. I also thought an Arabic origin for Gabon name was a bit uncommon, but anyway, I found in wikipedia this etymological explanation: <br />"Cloak", Anglicized from the Portuguese Gabão, bestowed on the Komo River estuary for its supposed resemblance to a gabão, a kind of pointy-hooded overcoat whose name derives from the Arabic qabā’ (قباء). <br />but I think there can be several thories and I think it's not normal that Gabon comes from Arabic. <br />so, I agree with youMassimo Pietrobon https://www.blogger.com/profile/07758524765684272343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4224317426795813812.post-85757965515311616542015-11-12T02:22:59.798+01:002015-11-12T02:22:59.798+01:00Probably Gabon isn't coloured properly. Its na...Probably Gabon isn't coloured properly. Its name derives from portuguese, according to its wikipedia entries in english, italian and french. Anyway I prefer to believe in your research.Pedro Jorge Barrocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088463536078437763noreply@blogger.com