Where does “gigawatt” come from?

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

gigawatt (Italian): gigawatt

Definitions

  1. gigawatt

Ancestry of “gigawatt”, 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- →