Gigantean
/dʒaɪˈɡæn.ti.ən/noun
Gigantic; of or like a giant.
Did you know?Gigantean ultimately traces back to Greek mythic Giants, the earth-born beings who fought the Olympian gods, so the word carries a literal echo of primordial rebellion.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Γίγας (gígas)
“a giant; one of the earth-born Giant beings of myth”
Late Latin
Latin
giganteus
“giant-like, gigantic”
Old French
Old French
geant
“giant”
Middle English
English
giganten
“giant-like; enormous”
Modern English
English
gigantean
“gigantic; of or like a giant”
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