Where does “ginormagantuan” come from?
ginormagantuan (English) comes from English ginormous, from English gigantic, from Romanian -ic, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
ginormagantuan (English): Extremely large; enormous
Definitions
- Extremely large; enormous
Ancestry of “ginormagantuan”, step by step
ginormagantuan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ginormous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ginormous | Very large |
| 2 | English | gigantic | Very large; In the manner of a giant |
| 3 | Romanian | -ic | Forms adjectives with the meaning "of or... |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English gargantuan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gargantuan | Of the giant Gargantua or his appetite; Huge;... |
| 2 | French | Gargantua | A giant with a very large appetite in François Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel |
| 3 | Spanish | garganta | throat; gorge |