English word destroy comes from Latin struo, Latin de- (De-.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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struo | Latin (lat) | I compose, construct, build. I place, arrange. I ready, prepare. |
de- | Latin (lat) | De-. |
destruere | Latin (lat) | |
*destrugÅ | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
*destrugere | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
destruire | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | To destroy. |
destroyen | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | To destroy. |
destroy | English (en) | (colloquial, transitive) To defeat soundly.. (computing, transitive) To remove data.. (intransitive) To cause destruction.. (transitive) To neutralize, undo a property or condition.. (transitive) To put down or euthanize.. (transitive) To severely disrupt the well-being of (a person); ruin.. (transitive) To damage beyond use or repair.. |