Where does “ruinate” come from?

ruinate (English) comes from Latin ruino, from Latin ruīna, from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.

ruinate (English): To reduce to ruins; to destroy; To fall; to...

Definitions

  1. To reduce to ruins; to destroy; To fall; to...

Ancestry of “ruinate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinruinoI ruin
2Latinruīnaa falling down, collapse, ruin, destruction
3Latinruōto hurry, rush, hasten, move quickly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rew-to run, to hurry
5Proto-Indo-European-w-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew- →Every word from Latin ruō →