ruin- root words — words with the ruin- root

The root ruin- comes from Latin ruina, meaning collapse, fall. 7 words in Dendril are built from it, including ruin, ruined, ruining, ruins, ruinous, ruination, ruinously. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the ruin- root

Explore words with ruin- — words containing the ruin- root and sharing its sense of "collapse, fall". Examples include ruin, ruined, ruining, ruins, ruinous, ruination, ruinously. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does ruin- mean?

The ruin- root means collapse, fall, from Latin ruina. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.