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William Hupy
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calamity

Postby William Hupy » Thu Mar 26, 2015 2:10 pm

My research reveals that the origin of this word is obscure but perhaps from PIE *kle-mo-, from base *kel- (1) "to strike, cut. Anyone care to jump in on this?
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Re: calamity

Postby Slava » Thu Feb 25, 2021 10:04 am

Treated here.
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