Where does “interdestructive” come from?

interdestructive (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.

interdestructive (English): destructive to each other

Definitions

  1. destructive to each other

Ancestry of “interdestructive”, step by step

interdestructive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English destructive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdestructiveCausing destruction; damaging; Causing breakdown...
2Middle Frenchdestructif
3Latindēstructīvusdestructive
4Latindēstruōto destroy, demolish, ruin
5Latindē-of; from
6Latinof; concerning; about
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via English inter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterTo bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison
2Middle Englishenteren
3Frenchentrerto enter
4Middle Frenchentrerto enter
5Old Frenchentrerto enter
6Latinintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate
7Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
8Latininterus
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
10Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

Words derived from “interdestructive

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti
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