Etymology of the English word demolition
the English word
demolitionderived from the French word
démolitionderived from the Latin word
demolitio (demolition; act of demolishing, pulling)
derived 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
demolitionderived from the Latin word
demolitio (demolition; act of demolishing, pulling)
derived 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)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
