Where does “dezas” come from?
dezas (Haitian Creole) comes from French désastre, 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.
dezas (Haitian Creole): disaster
Ancestry of “dezas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | désastre | disaster; bankruptcy, breakup |
| 2 | Italian | disastro | disaster; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Italian | astro | celestial body, star; A person exceptionally... |
| 4 | Latin | astrum | a star |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄστρον | A celestial body |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |