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Where does “destructif” come from?

destructif (French) comes from Latin dēstructīvus, from Latin dēstruō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

destructif (French): destructive

Definitions

  1. destructive

Ancestry of “destructif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēstructīvus—
2Latindēstruō—
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “destructif”

  • destruktiv
  • destruktív
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