Where does “ruim” come from?

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

ruim (Portuguese): bad; unpleasant; evil

Definitions

  1. bad; unpleasant; evil

Ancestry of “ruim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseruínaruin; the process of becoming ruined; the process...
2Old Portugueseruyna—
3Latinruīnaa falling down, collapse, ruin, destruction
4Latinruōto hurry, rush, hasten, move quickly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rew-to run, to hurry
6Proto-Indo-European-w-—

Words derived from “ruim”

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