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
- The quality of not being destructive
Ancestry of “nondestructiveness”, step by step
nondestructiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English destructiveness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | destructiveness | the state or quality of being destructive |
| 2 | English | destructive | Causing destruction; damaging; Causing breakdown... |
| 3 | Middle French | destructif | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēstructīvus | destructive |
| 5 | Latin | dēstruō | to destroy, demolish, ruin |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |