Where does “gasgiganto” come from?

gasgiganto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto gaso, from Russian ГАЗ, from French gaz, from Dutch gas, from Middle Dutch gasse, from Middle High German gazze, from Old High German gazza, from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā.

gasgiganto (Esperanto): gas giant

Definitions

  1. gas giant

Ancestry of “gasgiganto”, step by step

gasgiganto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto gaso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantogasogas
2RussianГАЗGAZ Gorky Automobile Plant
3Frenchgazgas; flatulence
4Dutchgasgas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street
5Middle Dutchgasseunpaved street
6Middle High Germangazze—
7Old High Germangazzalane
8Proto-West Germanic*gatwā—
9Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

via Esperanto giganto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantogigantogiant
2GermanGigantgiant
3Spanishgigantegiant, gigantic; giant; juggernaut
4Italiangigantegiant; huge, gigantic, colossal
5Latingigāsgiant
6Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
7Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →