Where does “giganto” come from?

giganto (Ido) comes from English giant, from Middle English geaunt, from Old French gaiant, from Vulgar Latin *gagantem, from Latin gigantem, from Ancient Greek Γίγας, from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς.

giganto (Ido): giant

Definitions

  1. giant

Ancestry of “giganto”, step by step

giganto traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English giant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgiantA mythical human of very great size;...
2Middle EnglishgeauntA giant; A immoral or despicable person
3Old Frenchgaianta giant
4Vulgar Latin*gagantem
5Latingigantemaccusative singular of gigāns
6Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
7Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς

via Esperanto giganto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantogigantogiant
2GermanGigantgiant
3Spanishgigantegiant, gigantic; giant; juggernaut
4Italiangigantegiant; huge, gigantic, colossal
5Latingigāsgiant

via French géant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgéantgiant; giant slalom; giant, huge, enormous
Every word from Ancient Greek ΓίγᾱςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΓίγαςEvery word from Latin gigantem