Where does “gigante” come from?

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

gigante (Spanish): giant, gigantic; giant; juggernaut

Definitions

  1. giant, gigantic; giant; juggernaut

Ancestry of “gigante”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gigante”

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