Where does “higante” come from?

higante (Cebuano) comes from Spanish gigante, from Italian gigante, from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek Γίγας, from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς.

higante (Cebuano): giant

Definitions

  1. giant

Ancestry of “higante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgigantegiant, gigantic; giant; juggernaut
2Italiangigantegiant; huge, gigantic, colossal
3Latingigāsgiant
4Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
5Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς—
Every word from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς →Every word from Ancient Greek Γίγας →Every word from Latin gigās →