Where does “higante” come from?

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

higante (Yogad): giant

Definitions

  1. giant

Ancestry of “higante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgigantegiant, gigantic; giant; juggernaut
2Italiangigantegiant; huge, gigantic, colossal
3Latingigāsgiant
4Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
5Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς
Every word from Ancient Greek ΓίγᾱςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΓίγαςEvery word from Latin gigās
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