Where does “ruine” come from?

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

ruine (Old French): ruin

Definitions

  1. ruin

Ancestry of “ruine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinruīnaa falling down, collapse, ruin, destruction
2Latinruōto hurry, rush, hasten, move quickly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rew-to run, to hurry
4Proto-Indo-European-w-—

Words derived from “ruine”

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