Where does “geant” come from?

geant (Middle English) comes from Old French gaiant, from Vulgar Latin *gagantem, from Latin gigantem, from Ancient Greek Γίγας, from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς.

geant (Middle English): Alternative form of geaunt

Definitions

Alternative form of geaunt

Ancestry of “geant”, step by step

geant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French gaiant

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	gaiant	a giant
2	Vulgar Latin	*gagantem	—
3	Latin	gigantem	accusative singular of gigāns
4	Ancient Greek	Γίγας	one of the Gigantes; a Gigas
5	Ancient Greek	Γίγᾱς	—

via Old French geant

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	geant	—
2	Vulgar Latin	gagas	—
3	Latin	gigant-	—
4	Ancient Greek	γίγας	giant; plural gigantes: giant

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