Where does “ruine” come from?

ruine (French) comes from Middle French ruyne, from Old French ruine, from Latin ruīna, from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.

ruine (French): ruin, wreck; ruin; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. ruin, wreck; ruin; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “ruine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchruyneruin; wreck; ruin
2Old Frenchruineruin
3Latinruīnaa falling down, collapse, ruin, destruction
4Latinruōto hurry, rush, hasten, move quickly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rew-to run, to hurry
6Proto-Indo-European-w-—

Words derived from “ruine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew- →Every word from Latin ruō →