Where does “subgigante” come from?
subgigante (Italian) comes from Italian gigante, from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek Γίγας, from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς.
subgigante (Italian): subgiant
Ancestry of “subgigante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | gigante | huge, giant , gigantic, colossal; giant |
| 2 | Latin | gigās | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γίγας | one of the Gigantes; a Gigas |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γίγᾱς | — |