English word destruction comes from Latin destruo (I destroy, demolish, ruin.)

Detailed word origin of destruction

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
destruo	Latin (lat)	I destroy, demolish, ruin.
destructio	Latin (lat)	Destruction, demolition. Refutation.
destrucion	Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro)	Destruction (act of destroying).
destruction	English (eng)	The act of destroying.. The results of a destructive event.

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