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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

  1. to destroy

Ancestry of “destruire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindestrugō—
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 “destruire”

  • destroy
  • destroying
  • destroyer
  • destroyeth
  • destroyest
  • destroyable
  • undestroyable
  • destroyingly
  • redestroy
  • self-destroyer
  • détruire
  • destroyer
  • autodétruire
  • detruenda
  • detrui
  • destroyen
  • destroyer
  • dêtruithe
  • destruire
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