Where does “ruiner” come from?
ruiner (French) comes from French ruine, from Middle French ruyne, from Old French ruine, from Latin ruīna, from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.
ruiner (French): to ruin; to raze to the ground, to destroy, to...
Definitions
- to ruin; to raze to the ground, to destroy, to...
Ancestry of “ruiner”, step by step
ruiner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French ruine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ruine | ruin, wreck; ruin; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Middle French | ruyne | ruin; wreck; ruin |
| 3 | Old French | ruine | ruin |
| 4 | Latin | ruīna | a falling down, collapse, ruin, destruction |
| 5 | Latin | ruō | to hurry, rush, hasten, move quickly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rew- | to run, to hurry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -w- | — |
via Latin ruinare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ruinare | — |