Modern cruiser labels partly descend from destroyer leaders

Do modern cruiser-sized destroyers descend partly from postwar destroyer leaders?

Yes; the lineage is visible in US destroyer leaders that were later classified as cruisers.

Today's cruiser-sized destroyers can be traced partly to postwar destroyer leaders. American guided-missile destroyer leaders were themselves classified as cruisers during part of their careers. An unchanged or closely related ship can therefore acquire a new type label as administrative systems change. The example supports the wider discussion of classification as contextual rather than fixed.