Where does “gaiant” come from?

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

gaiant (Old French): a giant

Definitions

  1. a giant

Ancestry of “gaiant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*gagantem
2Latingigantemaccusative singular of gigāns
3Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
4Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς

Words derived from “gaiant

Every word from Ancient Greek ΓίγᾱςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΓίγαςEvery word from Latin gigantem