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Where does “nondestructiveness” come from?

nondestructiveness (English) comes from English destructiveness, from English destructive, from Middle French destructif, from Latin dēstructīvus, from Latin dēstruō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

nondestructiveness (English): The quality of not being destructive

Definitions

  1. The quality of not being destructive

Ancestry of “nondestructiveness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdestructivenessthe state or quality of being destructive
2EnglishdestructiveCausing destruction; damaging; Causing breakdown...
3Middle Frenchdestructif—
4Latindēstructīvus—
5Latindēstruō—
6Latindē-—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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