myEtymology.com: English etymology of cataclysmic

Etymology of the English word cataclysmic

the English word cataclysmic

derived from the English word cataclysm

derived from the French word cataclysm

derived from the Latin word cataclysm

derived from the Greek word kataklusmos, κατακλυσμός (an inundation)

derived from the Greek word katakluzein, κατακλύζω (to dash (wash) down; to deluge)

using the Greek prefix kata-, κατα-

derived from the Greek word kata, κατά (down)

derived from the Greek word kluzein, κλύζειν, κλύζω

derived from the French word cataclysme

derived from the Latin word cataclysmos (deluge, flood, inundation)

derived from the Greek word kataklusmos, κατακλυσμός (an inundation)

derived from the Greek word katakluzein, κατακλύζω (to dash (wash) down; to deluge)

using the Greek prefix kata-, κατα-

derived from the Greek word kata, κατά (down)

derived from the Greek word kluzein, κλύζειν, κλύζω

using the English suffix -ic

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