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