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Where does “ruyne” come from?

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

ruyne (Middle English): Decline, decay, deterioration; loss of greatness;...

Definitions

  1. Decline, decay, deterioration; loss of greatness;...

Ancestry of “ruyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchruineruin
2Latinruīna—
3Latinruō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rew-to run, to hurry
5Proto-Indo-European-w-—

Words derived from “ruyne”

  • ruin
  • ruination
  • ruiner
  • ruineth
  • ruinest
  • ruiniform
  • unruinable
  • ruinable
  • ruinless
  • ruinism
  • unruin
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