Where does “giant pangasius” come from?

giant pangasius (English) comes from English giant, from Middle English geaunt, from Old French gaiant, from Vulgar Latin *gagantem, from Latin gigantem, from Ancient Greek Γίγας, from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς.

Ancestry of “giant pangasius”, step by step

giant pangasius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English giant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgiantA mythical human of very great size;...
2Middle EnglishgeauntA giant; A immoral or despicable person
3Old Frenchgaianta giant
4Vulgar Latin*gagantem
5Latingigantemaccusative singular of gigāns
6Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
7Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς

via English pangasius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpangasiusAny of various edible freshwater fish of the genus Pangasius, native to southeast Asia, especially the iridescent shark, Pangasius hypophthalmus
2Bengaliপাঙ্গাশA yellowtail catfish (Pangasius pangasius)
Every word from Ancient Greek ΓίγᾱςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΓίγαςEvery word from Latin gigantem
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