Where does “ruinoso” come from?
ruinoso (Spanish) comes from Spanish ruina, from Latin ruīna, from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.
ruinoso (Spanish): ruinous, disastrous; dilapidated
Definitions
- ruinous, disastrous; dilapidated
Ancestry of “ruinoso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | ruina | ruin, decay, wreck; decline, downfall; ruins |
| 2 | Latin | ruīna | — |
| 3 | Latin | ruō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rew- | to run, to hurry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -w- | — |