Where does “destructibleness” come from?
destructibleness (English) comes from English destructible, from English destruct, from English destruction, from Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin destructio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
destructibleness (English): The quality of being destructible
Definitions
- The quality of being destructible
Ancestry of “destructibleness”, step by step
destructibleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English destructible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | destructible | Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed |
| 2 | English | destruct | To intentionally cause the destruction of; To... |
| 3 | English | destruction | The act of destroying; The results of a... |
| 4 | Middle English | destruccioun | Destruction; the act of destroying or being destroyed |
| 5 | Old French | destrucion | destruction |
| 6 | Latin | destructio | destruction, demolition; refutation |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |