Where does “indistruttibile” come from?
indistruttibile (Italian) comes from Italian distruttibile, from Italian distruggere, from Vulgar Latin destrugere, from Classical Latin dēstruō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
indistruttibile (Italian): indestructible
Definitions
- indestructible
Ancestry of “indistruttibile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | distruttibile | destructible |
| 2 | Italian | distruggere | to destroy, wipe out or ruin |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | destrugere | present active infinitive of *dēstrugō |
| 4 | Classical Latin | dēstruō | — |
| 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 |