Where does “ruin” come from?

ruin (Spanish) comes from Spanish ruino, from Spanish ruina, from Latin ruīna, from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.

ruin (Spanish): contemptible, mean, heartless; mean, stingy;...

Definitions

  1. contemptible, mean, heartless; mean, stingy;...

Ancestry of “ruin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishruino
2Spanishruinaruin, decay, wreck; decline, downfall; ruins
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 “ruin

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