Where does “disasteroid” come from?
disasteroid (English) comes from English asteroid, from Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι — to see, to look, to observe.
disasteroid (English): An asteroid that causes a disaster, as by colliding with a planet
Definitions
- An asteroid that causes a disaster, as by colliding with a planet
Ancestry of “disasteroid”, step by step
disasteroid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English asteroid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | asteroid | Any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea; a... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀστεροειδής | starlike |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 4 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 5 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English disaster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disaster | An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of... |
| 2 | Middle French | desastre | disaster |
| 3 | Italian | disastro | disaster; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Italian | astro | celestial body, star; A person exceptionally... |
| 5 | Latin | astrum | a star |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄστρον | A celestial body |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |