Etymology

destruction

des·truc·tion
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Today it means: The act of destroying. Full definition →

Middle English destruccioun ← Old French destrucion ← Latin dēstrūctiō, dēstrūctiōnem
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  1. Latin · derived fromdēstrūctiō, dēstrūctiōnem
  2. Old French · derived fromdestrucion
  3. Middle English · inherited fromdestruccioun
  4. English todaydestruction

Inherited from Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin dēstrūctiō, dēstrūctiōnem.

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