Where does “destruire” come from?

destruire (Old French) comes from Latin destrugō, 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.

destruire (Old French): to destroy

Definitions

to destroy

Ancestry of “destruire”, step by step

destruire traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin destrugō

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	destrugō	to destroy
2	Latin	dēstruō	to destroy, demolish, ruin
3	Latin	dē-	of; from
4	Latin	dē	of; concerning; about
5	Latin	post	behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6	Latin	poste	ablative singular of postis
7	Proto-Italic	posti	behind, after
8	Proto-Indo-European	pósti	after
9	Proto-Indo-European	pós	afterwards, post; by, at

via Vulgar Latin destrugere

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vulgar Latin	destrugere	present active infinitive of *dēstrugō
2	Classical Latin	dēstruō	—

via Vulgar Latin destrugo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vulgar Latin	destrugo	I destroy

Words derived from “destruire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Latin dē- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →