Latin
gigās
‘giant’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin gigās.
4 English words in this record descend from Latin gigās, most familiar first.
- giant ← geaunt ← geant ← *gagās
- gigantism ← gigantisme
- giganticide
- gigantean ← giganteus
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Etymograph / Latin gigās