Where does “ruineux” come from?

ruineux (French) comes from Old French ruinos, from Latin ruinosus, from Latin ruīna, from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.

ruineux (French): ruinous; ruinously expensive; extravagant

Definitions

  1. ruinous; ruinously expensive; extravagant

Ancestry of “ruineux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchruinos—
2Latinruinosusruined, tumbledown; ruinous
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 “ruineux”

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