Where does “geant” come from?

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

geant (Middle French): giant

Definitions

giant

Ancestry of “geant”, step by step

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	—

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