Where does “destroying” come from?
Destroying derives from Old English -ing, attached to destroy, which comes from Latin destruō, composed of Latin dē- and Latin struō, meaning to build or construct.
destroying (English): present participle of destroy
Definitions
- present participle of destroy
Ancestry of “destroying”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | destroy | To damage beyond use or repair; To neutralize,... |
| 2 | Middle English | destroyen | to destroy |
| 3 | Old French | destruire | to destroy |
| 4 | Latin | destrugō | to destroy |
| 5 | Latin | dēstruō | to destroy, demolish, ruin |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |