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destruir.

to destroy

8 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/desˈtɾwiɾ/literary[d̪esˈt̪ɾwiɾ]literary/destɾuˈiɾ/[d̪es.t̪ɾuˈiɾ]
  1. to destroy

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréweti Proto-Italic *strowō Latin struō Latin dēstruōlbor. Old Spanish destruir Spanish destruir Inherited from Old Spanish destruir, a learned borrowing from Latin dēstruō.

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