Where does “gigantesco” come from?

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

gigantesco (Portuguese): gigantic

Definitions

  1. gigantic

Ancestry of “gigantesco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegigantegiant; huge; gigantic
2Latingigāsgiant
3Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
4Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς—
Every word from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς →Every word from Ancient Greek Γίγας →Every word from Latin gigās →