Have you ever thought? Etymology of the word Disaster

@Hari101 (1123)

Chennai, India

March 30, 2017 6:12am CST

The word disaster was derived from the french word "désastre" and old Italian "disastro" which itself is derived from Greek meaning "Bad star." The syllable Dis means bad and Ster means star. Since in the olden times the Greeks were fascinated by the astronomy by which they related disaster as any unfavorable calamities or changes caused in the alignment of planets and stars. But over the period of time, it has evolved into the word disaster meaning consequence of human failure.

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@Kandae11 (57231)

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30 Mar 17

Interesting bit of information.

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@Hari101 (1123)

• Chennai, India

30 Mar 17

Thanks :)

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@ShifaLk (17811)

• India

5 Apr 17

Wow.! You're an intelligent girl.

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@Hari101 (1123)

• Chennai, India

6 Apr 17

@ShifaLk Thanks. It is just curiosity which made me look the origin of the words like these. Have you ever done like this?

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@Hari101 (1123)

• Chennai, India

8 Apr 17

@ShifaLk that is the basic concept behind curiosity and sometimes that makes me crazy to do all these kind of things.

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@ShifaLk (17811)

• India

7 Apr 17

@Hari101 yes sometimes I go into much detail to clear something stuck in my mind

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

3 Apr 17

interesting word history

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@Hari101 (1123)

• Chennai, India

3 Apr 17

Thank you. It's nice to know the information.

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@Mass_Sonu (1021)

• India

3 Apr 17

@Hari101 Nice Info, thank you!

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@Hari101 (1123)

• Chennai, India

3 Apr 17

Thank you. I am happy that it is useful.

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