Where does “Ruin” come from?
Ruin (German) 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-.
Ruin (German): ruin something which leads to serious troubles
Definitions
- ruin something which leads to serious troubles
Ancestry of “Ruin”, step by step
| 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- | — |