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Where does “ipergigante” come from?

ipergigante (Italian) comes from Italian gigante, from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek Γίγας, from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς.

ipergigante (Italian): hypergiant

Definitions

  1. hypergiant

Ancestry of “ipergigante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangigantehuge, giant , gigantic, colossal; giant
2Latingigās—
3Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
4Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς—
Every word from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς →