Where does “calamity” come from?
Calamity derives from Middle French calamité, from Latin calamitas, from Old Latin kadamitas, from Proto-Italic kalamos, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₂d-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂-.
calamity (English): An event resulting in great loss; The distress...
Definitions
- An event resulting in great loss; The distress...
Ancestry of “calamity”, step by step