gegant

Catalan

noun

Definitions

giant
in Catalan festival processions, large papier-mâché figures of nobility

Etymology

Derived from Latin gigās, gigas, gigantis derived from Ancient Greek γίγας (giant, plural gigantes giant).

Origin

Ancient Greek

γίγας

Gloss

giant, plural gigantes giant

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

giga- English
gigās Latin
gigās, gigas, gigantis Latin
gigászi Hungarian
gigante Spanish, Castilian
γίγας Ancient Greek
gigant Norwegian Bokmål
gigant Norwegian Nynorsk
gigant Czech
gegantesc Catalan, Valencian
gegantí Catalan, Valencian
gíga- Icelandic
gigants Latvian
гигант Bulgarian