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Where does “giganto” come from?

giganto (Esperanto) comes from German Gigant, from Spanish gigante, from Italian gigante, from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek Γίγας, from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς.

giganto (Esperanto): giant

Definitions

  1. giant

Ancestry of “giganto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGigantgiant
2Spanishgigantegiant, gigantic; giant; juggernaut
3Italiangigantehuge, giant , gigantic, colossal; giant
4Latingigās—
5Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
6Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς—

Words derived from “giganto”

  • gasgiganto
  • giganto
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