Where does “katastrofielokuva” come from?
katastrofielokuva (Finnish) comes from Finnish katastrofi, from Ancient Greek καταστροφή, from Ancient Greek καταστρέφω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
katastrofielokuva (Finnish): disaster movie
Definitions
- disaster movie
Ancestry of “katastrofielokuva”, step by step
katastrofielokuva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish katastrofi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | katastrofi | catastrophe |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | καταστροφή | overturning; subjugation, reduction; return of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καταστρέφω | to turn down, bring down, subdue |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 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 |
via Finnish elokuva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elokuva | movie; cinema; in plural also movies, cinema |
| 2 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |