Where does “hypergiant” come from?

hypergiant (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.

hypergiant (English): A star that is extremely massive and even more...

Definitions

  1. A star that is extremely massive and even more...

Ancestry of “hypergiant”, step by step

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—
Every word from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς →Every word from Ancient Greek Γίγας →Every word from Latin gigantem →