Where Does Disastrous Come from?

Disastrous comes from the French désastreux, "ill-starred" or "unlucky."

What is the origin of disastrous?

Origin of disastrous

From French désastreux, from Middle French desastre (modern désastre) 'disaster', from Italian disastro, itself from dis- "away, without" (from Latin) + astro "star, planet" (from Latin astrum 'star, celestial body', from Ancient Greek (astron)).

What is a definition of disastrous?

1 : attended by or causing suffering or disaster : calamitous a disastrous flood. 2 : terrible, horrendous a disastrous score.

Sarah Jenkins

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