Where does “dēstruō” come from?

dēstruō (Latin) comes from Latin struō, from Proto-Italic strowō, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

dēstruō (Latin): to destroy, demolish, ruin

Definitions

  1. to destroy, demolish, ruin

Ancestry of “dēstruō”, step by step

dēstruō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin struō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstruōto place one thing on top of another, to pile up, join together
2Proto-Italicstrowōpile up; construct, build
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Latin struere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstrueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...

Words derived from “dēstruō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →