Where does “gigahertz” come from?

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

gigahertz (Italian): gigahertz

Definitions

  1. gigahertz

Ancestry of “gigahertz”, 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- →