Etymology

indestructible

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Today it means: Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed; invincible. Full definition →

English destructible ← Latin dēstrūctibili ← Middle English in-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Latindēstrūctibili
  8. Englishdestructible
  9. English todayindestructible

From in- + destructible.

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