Where does “gigante” come from?

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

gigante (Portuguese): giant; huge; gigantic

Definitions

  1. giant; huge; gigantic

Ancestry of “gigante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingigāsgiant
2Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
3Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς—

Words derived from “gigante”

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