Where does “stroygood” come from?
stroygood (English) comes from English stroy, from Middle English stroyen, from Middle English destroyen, from Old French destruire, from Latin destrugō, from Latin dēstruō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
stroygood (English): A wasteful person
Definitions
- A wasteful person
Ancestry of “stroygood”, step by step
stroygood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stroy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stroy | To destroy |
| 2 | Middle English | stroyen | To destroy or ruin |
| 3 | Middle English | destroyen | to destroy |
| 4 | Old French | destruire | to destroy |
| 5 | Latin | destrugō | to destroy |
| 6 | Latin | dēstruō | to destroy, demolish, ruin |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English Good
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Good | Plato's metaprinciple of proper systemic function between principles; the fundamental Platonic form which enables knowledge and metacognition, from which other concepts such as truth, justice and virtue derive meaning |
| 2 | Dutch | goed | good; correct, right; all right, fine |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | goet | good |
| 4 | Old Dutch | guot | good |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |