Where does “nondestruction” come from?

nondestruction (English) comes from English destruction, from Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin destructio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

nondestruction (English): Lack of destruction; failure to destroy

Definitions

  1. Lack of destruction; failure to destroy

Ancestry of “nondestruction”, step by step

nondestruction traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English destruction

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdestructionThe act of destroying; The results of a...
2Middle EnglishdestrucciounDestruction; the act of destroying or being destroyed
3Old Frenchdestruciondestruction
4Latindestructiodestruction, demolition; refutation
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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