Where does “gigawatt” come from?

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

gigawatt (Czech): gigawatt

Definitions

  1. gigawatt

Ancestry of “gigawatt”, 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- →