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
- destructive to each other
Ancestry of “interdestructive”, step by step
interdestructive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English destructive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | destructive | Causing destruction; damaging; Causing breakdown... |
| 2 | Middle French | destructif | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēstructīvus | destructive |
| 4 | Latin | dēstruō | to destroy, demolish, ruin |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |