Where does “gegantí” come from?
gegantí (Catalan) comes from Catalan gegant, from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek Γίγας, from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς.
gegantí (Catalan): gigantic
Ancestry of “gegantí”, step by step
gegantí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan gegant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | gegant | giant; in Catalan festival processions, large... |
| 2 | Latin | gigās | giant |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γίγας | one of the Gigantes; a Gigas |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γίγᾱς | — |
via Catalan i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | i | The Latin letter I; and; used to connect two... |
| 2 | Old Catalan | e | — |