English cataclysm

← French cataclysme (borrowed)

← Ancient Greek κατακλυσμός (derived)

← Ancient Greek κατακλύζω (mention)

← Ancient Greek κατά (mention)

← Ancient Greek κλύζω (mention)

← Latin cataclysmus (derived)

→ English cataclysmic (suffix)

→ English cataclysmal (suffix)

→ English cataclysmist (suffix)