Where does “ruina” come from?
ruina (Spanish) comes from Latin ruīna, from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.
ruina (Spanish): ruin, decay, wreck; decline, downfall; ruins
Definitions
- ruin, decay, wreck; decline, downfall; ruins
Ancestry of “ruina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | ruīna | — |
| 2 | Latin | ruō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rew- | to run, to hurry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -w- | — |
Words derived from “ruina”