Etymology

gigantesque

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Today it means: Very large; like a giant; gigantic. Full definition →

Italian gigantesco ← Ancient Greek γίγᾱς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγίγᾱς“giant”
  2. Italian · derived fromgigantesco
  3. English todaygigantesque

From French, from Italian gigantesco, ultimately from Ancient Greek γίγᾱς (gígās, “giant”). Compare giga-, giant.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.