disaster
English
/dɪˈzæs.tɚ/, /dɪˈzɑːs.tə(ɹ)/, /dɪˈzæs.tə/
noun
Definitions
- An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
- An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.
Etymology
Derived from Middle French desastre derived from Italian disastro derived from Latin astrum (star) derived from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (star, celestial body, a star) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (star).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂stḗr
Gloss
star
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
星
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- astro- English
- astroid English
- astronaut English
- disasterless English
- disasterly English
- ecodisaster English
- megadisaster English
- minidisaster English
- nondisaster English
- postdisaster English
- predisaster English
- star English
- astralis Latin
- astrifico Latin
- astriger Latin
- astriloquus Latin
- astripotens Latin
- astrosus Latin
- astrum Latin
- astrālis Latin
- astrōsus Latin
- stella Latin
- stēlla Latin
- astro Italian
- disastrare Italian
- disastro Italian
- disastroso Italian
- astro- Dutch, Flemish
- astre French
- désastre French
- astro Spanish, Castilian
- desastre Spanish, Castilian
- ἀστρολάβος Ancient Greek
- ἀστρολογία Ancient Greek
- ἀστρονομία Ancient Greek
- ἄστρον Ancient Greek
- *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eh₁s- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂stḗr Proto-Indo-European
- astro- Norwegian Bokmål
- astro Portuguese
- *sternô Proto-Germanic
- *sternǭ Proto-Germanic
- astro- Norwegian Nynorsk
- तृ Sanskrit
- astro- Czech
- άστρο Greek (modern)
- աստղ Old Armenian
- dizastro Ido
- desastre Middle French
- אַסטראָנויט Yiddish
- *sterā Proto-Celtic
- *Hstar- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *Hstā́ Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *Hstā́rā Proto-Indo-Iranian
- astre Occitan
- *stērolā Proto-Italic
- 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 Old Persian
- ἀστέριον grc-koi
- *astḗr Proto-Hellenic
- *ścär-iye- Proto-Tocharian
- *Hstḗrs Proto-Anatolian