Where does “gigante” come from?
gigante (Portuguese) comes from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek Γίγας, from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς.
gigante (Portuguese): giant; huge; gigantic
Ancestry of “gigante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | gigās | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Γίγας | one of the Gigantes; a Gigas |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γίγᾱς | — |
Words derived from “gigante”