Where does “gigantikus” come from?
gigantikus (Hungarian) comes from German gigantisch, from German -isch, from Middle High German -isch, from Old High German -isc, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
gigantikus (Hungarian): gigantic; gigantic, monumental, large-scale,...
Definitions
- gigantic; gigantic, monumental, large-scale,...
Ancestry of “gigantikus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | gigantisch | gigantic |
| 2 | German | -isch | an adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -isch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -isc | used to form adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |