Where does “Klimakatastrophe” come from?
Klimakatastrophe (German) comes from German Katastrophe, from Latin catastropha, from Ancient Greek καταστροφή, from Ancient Greek καταστρέφω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
Klimakatastrophe (German): climate catastrophe
Definitions
- climate catastrophe
Ancestry of “Klimakatastrophe”, step by step
Klimakatastrophe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via German Klima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Klima | climate |
| 2 | Latin | clima | slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |