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Etymology of the English word destroyer

the English word destroyer
derived from the English word destroy
derived from the Old French word destruire
derived from the Latin word destruere (demolish, pull, tear down)
using the Late Latin prefix de-
derived from the Latin word de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word struere (build, construct)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ster-

Derivations in English

super-destroyer

Derivations in other languages

French destroyer



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