Where does “géant” come from?

géant (French) comes from Old French gaiant, from Vulgar Latin *gagantem, from Latin gigantem, from Ancient Greek Γίγας, from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς.

géant (French): giant; giant slalom; giant, huge, enormous

Definitions

  1. giant; giant slalom; giant, huge, enormous

Ancestry of “géant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgaianta giant
2Vulgar Latin*gagantem—
3Latingigantemaccusative singular of gigāns
4Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
5Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς—

Words derived from “géant”

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