Etymograph

English

giant slalom

From giant + slalom.

A compound of giant + slalom

Ancient Greek γίγας

Latin gigās

Vulgar Latin *gagās

Old French geant

Middle English geaunt ‘a giant’

English giant

Norwegian sla ‘steep, hill side’

English slalom

Today it means

noun An Alpine skiing discipline in which the course is longer, steeper, and faster than normal slalom, and the gates are spaced at a greater distance.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / giant slalom