where does the word disaster come from
Origin of the word disaster The word disaster comes from the Middle French dÃ©sastre from the old Italian disastro, which comes from the Greek pejorative prefix dis- (bad; Gr: Î´ÏÏ-) + aster (star; Gr: á¼ÏÏÎ®Ï). So disaster lit. means bad star. The sense is astrological, of a calamity blamed on an unfavorable position of aâ¦