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Where does “giga-” come from?

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

giga- (Dutch): giga-; Category Dutch words prefixed with API not...

Definitions

  1. giga-; Category Dutch words prefixed with API not...

Ancestry of “giga-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
2Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς—

Words derived from “giga-”

  • gigacandela
  • giga-ampère
  • gigaseconde
Every word from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς →