Where does “fiscalamity” come from?

fiscalamity (English) comes from English calamity, from Middle French calamité, from Latin calamitās — loss, damage, harm.

fiscalamity (English): An economic or budgetary crisis, especially one...

Definitions

  1. An economic or budgetary crisis, especially one...

Ancestry of “fiscalamity”, step by step

fiscalamity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English calamity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcalamityAn event resulting in great loss; The distress...
2Middle Frenchcalamité—
3Latincalamitāsloss, damage, harm

via English fiscal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfiscalRelated to the treasury of a country, company,...
2Middle Frenchfiscal—
3Latinfiscusbasket; purse; treasury, public money
Every word from Latin calamitās →Every word from Middle French calamité →Every word from English calamity →