Where does “ġgantija” come from?

ġgantija (Maltese) comes from Maltese ġgant, from Italian gigante, from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek Γίγας, from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς.

ġgantija (Maltese): Ġgantija

Definitions

  1. Ġgantija

Ancestry of “ġgantija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseġgantgiant
2Italiangigantegiant; huge, gigantic, colossal
3Latingigāsgiant
4Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
5Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς—

Words derived from “ġgantija”

Every word from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς →Every word from Ancient Greek Γίγας →Every word from Latin gigās →