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Where does “nondisaster” come from?

nondisaster (English) comes from English disaster, from Middle French desastre, from Italian disastro, from Italian astro, from Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

nondisaster (English): Not of or pertaining to a disaster

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to a disaster

Ancestry of “nondisaster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdisasterAn unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of...
2Middle Frenchdesastredisaster
3Italiandisastrodisaster; first-person singular present...
4Italianastrocelestial body, star; A person exceptionally...
5Latinastruma star
6Ancient GreekἄστρονA celestial body
7Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
8Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →