Where does “giant” come from?

Giant comes from Middle English geant, from Old French gaiant, from Latin gigantem, from Ancient Greek γίγας meaning an enormous mythological creature.

giant (English): A mythical human of very great size;...

Definitions

  1. A mythical human of very great size;...

Ancestry of “giant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgeauntA giant; A immoral or despicable person
2Old Frenchgaianta giant
3Vulgar Latin*gagantem—
4Latingigantemaccusative singular of gigāns
5Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
6Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς—

Words derived from “giant”

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