Etymology of the English word destruction
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-Date
The earliest known usage of destruction in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
destructionist,
destructCognates
Spanish
destrucciónUsage
Word found in Modern English
