Where does “stroy” come from?
stroy (English) comes from Middle English stroyen, from Middle English destroyen, from Old French destruire, from Latin destrugō, from Latin dēstruō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
stroy (English): To destroy
Ancestry of “stroy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | stroyen | — |
| 2 | Middle English | destroyen | to destroy |
| 3 | Old French | destruire | to destroy |
| 4 | Latin | destrugō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dēstruō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē | — |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |