Etymology of the English word demolish
the English word
demolishderived from the Old French word
démolirderived from the Latin word
demoliri (throw, cast off, remove)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
moliri (struggle, labor, labor at)
derived from the Latin word
moles (crowd, throng; heavy responsibility; large mass; rock, boulder; large structure, building; military structure)
derived from the Latin word
demolire (throw, cast off, remove)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
moliri (struggle, labor, labor at)
derived from the Latin word
moles (crowd, throng; heavy responsibility; large mass; rock, boulder; large structure, building; military structure)
derived from the French word
demolirderived from the Latin word
demoliri (throw, cast off, remove)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
moliri (struggle, labor, labor at)
derived from the Latin word
moles (crowd, throng; heavy responsibility; large mass; rock, boulder; large structure, building; military structure)
Date
The earliest known usage of demolish in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
demolished,
demolishingCognates
German
demolieren, Norwegian
demolere, Swedish
demoleraUsage
Word found in Modern English
