Etymograph

English

gigantomastia

Gigantomastia comes from Ancient Greek γίγας ‘giant’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγίγας1gígas‘giant’
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγιγαντικός1gigantikós
  3. Englishtodaygigantomastia1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English gigantomastia

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγίγαςWiktionary, English gigantomastiagígas‘giant’
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγιγαντικόςWiktionary, English gigantomastiagigantikós
  3. EnglishtodaygigantomastiaWiktionary, English gigantomastia

Formed from giganto- ‘gigantic’ + -mastia ‘abnormality of the breast’

Linked words

through Ancient Greek γίγας ‘giant’

giant, 4 more

Today it means

noun An extreme form of macromastia, usually with more than 2.5 kilograms of excess tissue.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “gigantomastia”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek γίγας / gigantomastia

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