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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | gigantem | accusative singular of gigāns |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Γίγας | one of the Gigantes; a Gigas |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γίγᾱς | — |
Words derived from “geant”