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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
1Italiangigantehuge, giant , gigantic, colossal; giant
2Latingigās—
3Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
4Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς—

Words derived from “gigante”

  • gigantesco
  • gigantez
  • gigantón
  • Gigant
  • gigantisch
  • giganto
  • gasgiganto
  • gigantikus
  • giganto
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