Where does “calamitous” come from?
Calamitous comes from French calamiteux, from Middle French calamité, from Latin calamitas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂-.
calamitous (English): Concerning or involving calamity, disastrous
Definitions
- Concerning or involving calamity, disastrous
Ancestry of “calamitous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | calamiteux | calamitous |
| 2 | French | -eux | -ous, -y |
| 3 | French | goitre | goitre |
| 4 | Old French | goitron | throat; neck; goitre |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | gutturio | — |
| 6 | Latin | guttur | throat, neck, gullet; gluttony |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gut- | rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,... |
Words derived from “calamitous”