noun, feminine/kaˈtastɾofe/plural: catástrofes
catastrophe, disaster
Synonyms: desastre
Related: cine catástrofe, cine de catástrofes
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-) Ancient Greek στρέφω (stréphō) Ancient Greek καταστρέφω (katastréphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ)bor. Spanish catástrofe Borrowed from Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ).