verb/desˈtɾwiɾ/
to destroy
Synonyms: romper
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.