C A T A R A T A.
Palabra proveniente del latín cataracta, que a su vez se tomó del griego kataractes, que tenía dos significados, tal como ocurre hoy en español.
Por un lado, cataracta era una cascada, vocablo que nos llegó en una de las versiones latinas de the Bible, when it describes the universal deluge:
"cataracts of heaven were opened and it rained for forty days and forty nights."
But Cataracta could also be a metal gate or door used to prevent passage.
In the first meaning, the meaning is derived current as a waterfall waterfall in our language. From the second comes
use in English to refer to an eye condition, when an obstacle that prevents the passage of light rays.
(Word of the Day)
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