Where does “jiganti” come from?

jiganti (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese gigante, from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek Γίγας, from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς.

jiganti (Kabuverdianu): giant

Definitions

  1. giant

Ancestry of “jiganti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegigantegiant; huge; gigantic
2Latingigāsgiant
3Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
4Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς
Every word from Ancient Greek ΓίγᾱςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΓίγαςEvery word from Latin gigās
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