Etymology of the English word supergiant
the English word
supergiantusing the English prefix
super-derived from the Medieval Latin prefix
super-derived from the Classical Latin word
super (above)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperderived 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
Usage
Word found in Modern English
