Etymology of the English word destruct
the English word
destructderived from the English word
destructionderived from the Old French word
destructionderived from the Latin word
destructio (destruction, demolishing, pulling down)
derived from the Latin word
destructusderived 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
