Where does “gigabajt” come from?

gigabajt (Czech) comes from Czech giga-, from Ancient Greek Γίγας, from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς.

gigabajt (Czech): gigabyte

Definitions

  1. gigabyte

Ancestry of “gigabajt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechgiga-giga
2Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
3Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς—
Every word from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς →Every word from Ancient Greek Γίγας →Every word from Czech giga- →