Where does “Gargantua” come from?

Gargantua (French) comes from Spanish garganta — throat; gorge.

Gargantua (French): A giant with a very large appetite in François Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel

Definitions

  1. A giant with a very large appetite in François Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel

Ancestry of “Gargantua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgargantathroat; gorge

Words derived from “Gargantua

Every word from Spanish garganta