Where does “gigante” come from?

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

gigante (Sardinian): huge, giant, gigantic

Definitions

  1. huge, giant, gigantic

Ancestry of “gigante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingigāsgiant
2Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
3Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς
Every word from Ancient Greek ΓίγᾱςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΓίγαςEvery word from Latin gigās