Where does “ruinar” come from?

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

ruinar (Spanish): to destroy, ruin

Definitions

  1. to destroy, ruin

Ancestry of “ruinar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishruinaruin, decay, wreck; decline, downfall; ruins
2Latinruīnaa falling down, collapse, ruin, destruction
3Latinruōto hurry, rush, hasten, move quickly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rew-to run, to hurry
5Proto-Indo-European-w-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew- →Every word from Latin ruō →