plural of ruin; the remains of buildings or structures that have been destroyed or fallen into disrepair
From Latin ruina 'a falling down, collapse', from ruere 'to fall, rush'
The Latin root 'ruere' means 'to rush' or 'to fall' - ruins are literally the places where time rushed in and everything fell down!
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