Where does “gigawatt” come from?
gigawatt (Italian) comes from Italian giga-, from Ancient Greek Γίγας, from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς.
gigawatt (Italian): gigawatt
Ancestry of “gigawatt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | giga- | giga- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Γίγας | one of the Gigantes; a Gigas |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γίγᾱς | — |