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Where does “autodétruire” come from?

autodétruire (French) comes from French détruire, from Middle French destruire, from Old French destruire, from Latin destrugō, from Latin dēstruō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

autodétruire (French): To self-destruct

Definitions

  1. To self-destruct

Ancestry of “autodétruire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdétruireto destroy; to destruct; to demolish
2Middle Frenchdestruireto destroy
3Old Frenchdestruireto destroy
4Latindestrugō—
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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