geaunt
Middle English
/ˈdʒɛːau̯nt/
noun
Definitions
- A giant mythological or fantasy creature
- A giant person of great height
- (rare) A immoral or despicable person.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French geant derived from Latin gigantem derived from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς.
Origin
Ancient Greek
Γίγᾱς
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- giant English
- giant forest genet English
- giant slalom English
- giant squid English
- giantdom English
- giantess English
- gianthood English
- giantin English
- giantism English
- giantize English
- giantkiller English
- giantkind English
- giantlike English
- giantling English
- giantlore English
- giantly English
- giantness English
- giantry English
- giantship English
- hypergiant English
- subgiant English
- supergiant English
- *gagās Latin
- gigantem Latin
- géant French
- gigante Spanish, Castilian
- Γίγᾱς Ancient Greek
- geant Old French
- jaean Pijin