Where does “geant” come from?

geant (Old French) comes from Latin gigantem, from Ancient Greek Γίγας, from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς.

Ancestry of “geant”, step by step

geant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin gigantem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingigantemaccusative singular of gigāns
2Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
3Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς—

via Vulgar Latin gagas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latingagas—
2Latingigant-—
3Ancient Greekγίγαςgiant; plural gigantes: giant

Words derived from “geant”

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