Where does “destruktor” come from?

destruktor (Polish) comes from English destructor, from English destruct, from English destruction, from Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin destructio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

destruktor (Polish): destructor, destroyer

Definitions

  1. destructor, destroyer

Ancestry of “destruktor”, step by step

destruktor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English destructor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdestructorOne who destructs; A furnace or oven for the...
2EnglishdestructTo intentionally cause the destruction of; To...
3EnglishdestructionThe act of destroying; The results of a...
4Middle EnglishdestrucciounDestruction; the act of destroying or being destroyed
5Old Frenchdestruciondestruction
6Latindestructiodestruction, demolition; refutation
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Latin destructor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindestructordestroyer
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ