Where does “ruindade” come from?
ruindade (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-.
ruindade (Portuguese): perversity, wickedness
Definitions
- perversity, wickedness
Ancestry of “ruindade”, step by step
| 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- | — |