Where does “ruína” come from?

ruína (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese ruyna, from Latin ruīna, from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.

ruína (Portuguese): ruin; the process of becoming ruined; the process...

Definitions

  1. ruin; the process of becoming ruined; the process...

Ancestry of “ruína”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseruyna—
2Latinruīnaa falling down, collapse, ruin, destruction
3Latinruōto hurry, rush, hasten, move quickly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rew-to run, to hurry
5Proto-Indo-European-w-—

Words derived from “ruína”

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