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Where does “ruere” come from?

ruere (Latin) comes from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.

ruere (Latin): third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Ancestry of “ruere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinruō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rew-to run, to hurry
3Proto-Indo-European-w-—

Words derived from “ruere”

  • ruir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -w- →