derribar
/deriˈbaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to knock down, to demolish, to break down, to tear down, to topple, to pull down, to kick down, to batter down
🧱 de- (down from) + riba (bank, height): knock it down from the top
Riba comes from Latin ripa, riverbank (as in riparian). Derribar first meant to throw something down off a high bank. Today it means knocking down a wall, shooting down a plane or toppling a government.