Where does “Kalamität” come from?

Kalamität (German) comes from Latin calamitās — loss, damage, harm.

Kalamität (German): calamity (an event resulting in great loss)

Definitions

  1. calamity (an event resulting in great loss)

Ancestry of “Kalamität”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalamitāsloss, damage, harm
Every word from Latin calamitās
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