Where does “Ġgantija” come from?

Ġgantija (English) comes from Maltese ġgantija, from Maltese ġgant, from Italian gigante, from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek Γίγας, from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς.

Ġgantija (English): A period of the Neolithic in Malta during which megalithic temples were built

Definitions

A period of the Neolithic in Malta during which megalithic temples were built

Ancestry of “Ġgantija”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Maltese	ġgantija	Ġgantija
2	Maltese	ġgant	giant
3	Italian	gigante	giant; huge, gigantic, colossal
4	Latin	gigās	giant
5	Ancient Greek	Γίγας	one of the Gigantes; a Gigas
6	Ancient Greek	Γίγᾱς	—

Every word from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς →Every word from Ancient Greek Γίγας →Every word from Latin gigās →