Where does “amêijoa-gigante” come from?

amêijoa-gigante (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese gigante, from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek Γίγας, from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς.

amêijoa-gigante (Portuguese): geoduck (Panopea generosa)

Definitions

  1. geoduck (Panopea generosa)

Ancestry of “amêijoa-gigante”, step by step

amêijoa-gigante traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese gigante

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegigantegiant; huge; gigantic
2Latingigāsgiant
3Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
4Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς—

via Portuguese amêijoa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseamêijoaclam bivalve mollusk
Every word from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς →Every word from Ancient Greek Γίγας →Every word from Latin gigās →