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demolish
1560s, from M.Fr.
demoliss-
, stem of
demolir
"to destroy, tear down" (late 14c.), from L.
demoliri
"tear down," from
de-
"down" +
moliri
"build, construct," from
moles
(gen.
molis
) "massive structure."