Where does “giga-” come from?

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

giga- (Hungarian): giga

Definitions

  1. giga

Ancestry of “giga-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
2Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς
Every word from Ancient Greek ΓίγᾱςEvery word from Ancient Greek Γίγας
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