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- Ancient GreekΓίγας (Gígas)
- Ancient Greekγίγας (gígas)
- English todaygiga-
From Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”); cognate to giant.
Words from the same roots
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giant
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
giga-
Today it means: In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁹ (short scale billion or long scale milliard). Full definition →
Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas)