Where does “destroyingly” come from?
destroyingly (English) comes from English destroying, from English destroy, from Middle English destroyen, from Old French destruire, from Latin destrugō, from Latin dēstruō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
destroyingly (English): In a way that destroys
Ancestry of “destroyingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | destroying | present participle of destroy |
| 2 | English | destroy | To damage beyond use or repair; To neutralize,... |
| 3 | Middle English | destroyen | to destroy |
| 4 | Old French | destruire | to destroy |
| 5 | Latin | destrugō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dēstruō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 8 | Latin | dē | — |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |