Where does “gigaoctet” come from?

gigaoctet (French) comes from French giga-, from Ancient Greek Γίγας, from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς.

gigaoctet (French): gigabyte

Definitions

  1. gigabyte

Ancestry of “gigaoctet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgiga-giga
2Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
3Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς—
Every word from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς →Every word from Ancient Greek Γίγας →Every word from French giga- →