Where does “gigajoule” come from?

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

gigajoule (Italian): gigajoule

Definitions

  1. gigajoule

Ancestry of “gigajoule”, 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- →