Where does “ruinare” come from?
ruinare (Romanian) comes from Romanian ruină, 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-.
ruinare (Romanian): ruination, downfall
Definitions
- ruination, downfall
Ancestry of “ruinare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ruină | ruin |
| 2 | French | ruiner | to ruin; to raze to the ground, to destroy, to... |
| 3 | French | ruine | ruin, wreck; ruin; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Middle French | ruyne | ruin; wreck; ruin |
| 5 | Old French | ruine | ruin |
| 6 | Latin | ruīna | a falling down, collapse, ruin, destruction |
| 7 | Latin | ruō | to hurry, rush, hasten, move quickly |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rew- | to run, to hurry |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -w- | — |