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Where does “antidestructive” come from?

antidestructive (English) comes from English destructive, from Middle French destructif, from Latin dēstructīvus, from Latin dēstruō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

antidestructive (English): Opposing or preventing destruction

Definitions

  1. Opposing or preventing destruction

Ancestry of “antidestructive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdestructiveCausing destruction; damaging; Causing breakdown...
2Middle Frenchdestructif—
3Latindēstructīvus—
4Latindēstruō—
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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