Etymology of the English word giant
the English word
giantderived from the Old French word
geantderived from the Vulgar Latin word
gagasderived from the Latin word
gigasderived from the Greek word
gigas, γίγας
Date
The earliest known usage of giant in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
giantism,
supergiantCognates
Dutch
gigant, French
géant, German
Gigant, Italian
gigante, Latin
gigantes, Lithuanian
gigantas, Norwegian
gigant, Russian
гигaнт, Swedish
gigantUsage
Word found in Modern English
