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Natalia Quintana
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"DIS" means bad, and "ASTER" means STAR. This word comes from the Greeks who used to blame calamities on the stars and planetary movements.
17 giu 2019 09:27
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That's interesting.
Following this logic a word "cafeteria" came from "coffee tea area"
17 giugno 2019
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Thank you, Natalia
Interesting information.
17 giugno 2019
1
catastrophe
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘denouement’): from Latin catastropha, from Greek katastrophē‘overturning, sudden turn’, from kata- ‘down’ + strophē ‘turning’ (from strephein ‘to turn’)
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘denouement’): from Latin catastropha, from Greek katastrophē‘overturning, sudden turn’, from kata- ‘down’ + strophē ‘turning’ (from strephein ‘to turn’)
18 giugno 2019
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interesting
17 giugno 2019
1
Yes. It comes indirectly from Greek.
Here is one explanation from an etymology site.
disaster (n.)
"anything that befalls of ruinous or distressing nature; any unfortunate event," especially a sudden or great misfortune, 1590s, from Middle French <em>désastre</em> (1560s), from Italian <em>disastro,</em> literally "ill-starred," from <em>dis-</em>, here merely pejorative, equivalent to English <em>mis-</em> "ill" (see <a href="https://www.etymonline.com/word/dis-?ref=etymonline_crossreference" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(131, 0, 29);">dis-</a>) + <em>astro</em> "star, planet," from Latin <em>astrum</em>, from Greek <em>astron</em> "star" (from PIE root <a href="https://www.etymonline.com/word/*ster-?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_52592" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(131, 0, 29);">*ster-</a> (2) "star").
17 giugno 2019
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