Where does “hugantic” come from?
hugantic (English) comes from English gigantic, from Romanian -ic, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
hugantic (English): Very large; enormous
Definitions
- Very large; enormous
Ancestry of “hugantic”, step by step
hugantic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gigantic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gigantic | Very large; In the manner of a giant |
| 2 | Romanian | -ic | Forms adjectives with the meaning "of or... |
| 3 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English huge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | huge | Very large; Distinctly interesting, significant,... |
| 2 | Middle English | huge | huge, large, enormous; great, severe, excessive,... |
| 3 | Old French | ahuge | huge; very large |
| 4 | Frankish | haug | hill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haugaz | height; hill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |