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destruere
Latin · ancient
"to unbuild, to tear down"
to unbuild, to tear down, from de- (down) and struere (to build)
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destruire
Old French · medieval
"to tear down, to ruin"
carried into French for tearing down or ruining something
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destroy
English · 1200s
"to ruin or demolish something completely"
settled as the English word for ruining or demolishing something completely
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