Natalia Quintana
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Do you want to know where the word DISASTER comes from? Click to find out.
"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 Thg 06 2019 09:27
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That's interesting.

Following this logic a word "cafeteria" came from "coffee tea area"


17 tháng 6 năm 2019
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Thank you, Natalia 
Interesting information. 
17 tháng 6 năm 2019
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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’)
18 tháng 6 năm 2019
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interesting
17 tháng 6 năm 2019
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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 tháng 6 năm 2019
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