ruin

Spanish

adj

Definitions

contemptible, mean, heartless
mean, stingy
wild; unruly
rachitic

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ruīna (debris, ruins, ruin, overthrow).

Origin

Latin

ruīna

Gloss

debris, ruins, ruin, overthrow

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

ruinare Latin
ruinosus Latin
ruīna Latin
Ruine German
rovina Italian
ruine French
ruindad Spanish, Castilian
ruim Portuguese
ruina Polish
ruine Old French
roí Catalan, Valencian
ruïna Catalan, Valencian
ruindade Galician
ruín Galician
ruína Galician
ruyna Old Portuguese
ruvine Friulian

ruindad