Where does “Ruindows” come from?
Ruindows (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ruim, from Portuguese ruína, from Old Portuguese ruyna, from Latin ruīna, from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.
Ruindows (Portuguese): Windoze
Definitions
- Windoze
Ancestry of “Ruindows”, step by step
Ruindows traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese ruim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | ruim | bad; unpleasant; evil |
| 2 | Portuguese | ruína | ruin; the process of becoming ruined; the process... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | ruyna | — |
| 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- | — |
via Portuguese Windows
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Windows | — |