Where does “gigaelettronvolt” come from?

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

gigaelettronvolt (Italian): gigaelectron volt

Definitions

  1. gigaelectron volt

Ancestry of “gigaelettronvolt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangiga-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 Italian giga- →
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