Etymology

Gévaudan

Today it means: A former county and historical area in southern France succeeded by the department of Lozère. Full definition →

French Gévaudan ← Occitan Gavaudan ← Latin Gabalitanus
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The story

  1. Gaulish · derived from*Gabli
  2. Latin · derived fromGabalitanus
  3. Occitan · derived fromGavaudan
  4. French · borrowed fromGévaudan
  5. English todayGévaudan

Borrowed from French Gévaudan, from Occitan Gavaudan or Gevaudan, from Latin Gabalitanus, from Gabali, ultimately from Gaulish *Gabli.

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