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Where does “désastreux” come from?

désastreux (French) comes from Italian disastroso, from Italian disastro, from Italian astro, from Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

désastreux (French): disastrous, calamitous

Definitions

  1. disastrous, calamitous

Ancestry of “désastreux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandisastrosodisastrous
2Italiandisastrodisaster; first-person singular present...
3Italianastrocelestial body, star; A person exceptionally...
4Latinastruma star
5Ancient GreekἄστρονA celestial body
6Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
7Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “désastreux”

  • disastrous
  • disastrously
  • disastrousness
  • undisastrous
  • nondisastrous
  • desaströs
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