Where does “Kitastrophe” come from?
Kitastrophe (German) comes from German Kita, from German Kindertagesstätte, from German Tagesstätte, from German tag, from German guten Tag, from Alemannic German Tag, from Middle High German tac, from Old High German tag — to burn; warm, hot.
Kitastrophe (German): a situation where kindergarten capacity dramatically decreases
Definitions
- a situation where kindergarten capacity dramatically decreases
Ancestry of “Kitastrophe”, step by step
Kitastrophe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kita
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kita | day care center |
| 2 | German | Kindertagesstätte | day care center; nursery school; kindergarten |
| 3 | German | Tagesstätte | day care center |
| 4 | German | tag | singular imperative of tagen |
| 5 | German | guten Tag | hello, good day, good afternoon |
| 6 | Alemannic German | Tag | day |
| 7 | Middle High German | tac | Alternative form of tag |
| 8 | Old High German | tag | day |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
via German Katastrophe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Katastrophe | catastrophe, disaster, calamity |
| 2 | Latin | catastropha | a catastrophe |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καταστροφή | overturning; subjugation, reduction; return of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καταστρέφω | to turn down, bring down, subdue |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |