Etymology of the English word giantism
the English word
giantismderived from 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
using the English suffix
-ismderived from the French suffix
-ismderived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
Usage
Word found in Modern English
