Where does “ruină” come from?
ruină (Romanian) comes from French ruiner, from French ruine, from Middle French ruyne, from Old French ruine, from Latin ruīna, from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.
ruină (Romanian): ruin
Definitions
- ruin
Ancestry of “ruină”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ruiner | to ruin; to raze to the ground, to destroy, to... |
| 2 | French | ruine | ruin, wreck; ruin; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Middle French | ruyne | ruin; wreck; ruin |
| 4 | Old French | ruine | ruin |
| 5 | Latin | ruīna | a falling down, collapse, ruin, destruction |
| 6 | Latin | ruō | to hurry, rush, hasten, move quickly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rew- | to run, to hurry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -w- | — |