giant

(Inglese)

Frequenza

B1
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənt/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle English geaunt, geant, from Old French geant, gaiant (Modern French géant) from Vulgar Latin *gagās, gagant-, from Latin gigās, gigant-, from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”) Cognate to giga- (“1,000,000,000”). Displaced native Old English ent. Compare Modern English ent (“giant tree-man”).

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