Where does “roí” come from?

roí (Catalan) comes from Latin ruīna, from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.

roí (Catalan): of bad quality

Definitions

  1. of bad quality

Ancestry of “roí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinruīnaa falling down, collapse, ruin, destruction
2Latinruōto hurry, rush, hasten, move quickly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rew-to run, to hurry
4Proto-Indo-European-w-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew- →Every word from Latin ruō →