Where does “destruire” come from?
destruire (Romanian) comes from Romanian destrui, from French détruire, from Middle French destruire, from Old French destruire, from Latin destrugō, from Latin dēstruō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
destruire (Romanian): destruction
Definitions
- destruction
Ancestry of “destruire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | destrui | — |
| 2 | French | détruire | to destroy; to destruct; to demolish |
| 3 | Middle French | destruire | to destroy |
| 4 | Old French | destruire | to destroy |
| 5 | Latin | destrugō | to destroy |
| 6 | Latin | dēstruō | to destroy, demolish, ruin |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |