Etymology

calamity

ca·lam·i·ty
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Today it means: An event resulting in great loss. Full definition →

Middle French calamité ← Latin calamitās
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcalamitās“loss, damage; disaster”
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromcalamité
  3. English todaycalamity

From Middle French calamité, from Latin calamitās (“loss, damage; disaster”).

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