Where does “undestroyable” come from?
undestroyable (English) comes from English destroyable, from English destroy, from Middle English destroyen, from Old French destruire, from Latin destrugō, from Latin dēstruō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
undestroyable (English): Not able to be destroyed; indestructible
Definitions
- Not able to be destroyed; indestructible
Ancestry of “undestroyable”, step by step
undestroyable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English destroyable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | destroyable | Able to be destroyed |
| 2 | English | destroy | To damage beyond use or repair; To neutralize,... |
| 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |