Where does “ruinousness” come from?
ruinousness (English) comes from English ruinous, from Middle English ruynous, from Old French ruineus, from Latin ruinosus, from Latin ruīna, from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.
ruinousness (English): The quality of being ruinous
Definitions
- The quality of being ruinous
Ancestry of “ruinousness”, step by step
ruinousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ruinous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ruinous | Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous; Extremely... |
| 2 | Middle English | ruynous | Ruined; showing signs of deterioration or... |
| 3 | Old French | ruineus | — |
| 4 | Latin | ruinosus | ruined, tumbledown; ruinous |
| 5 | Latin | ruīna | a falling down, collapse, ruin, destruction |
| 6 | Latin | ruō | to hurry, rush, hasten, move quickly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rew- | to run, to hurry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -w- | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |