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Where does “cachinnate” come from?

cachinnate (English) comes from Latin cachinno, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

cachinnate (English): To laugh loudly, immoderately, or too often

Definitions

  1. To laugh loudly, immoderately, or too often

Ancestry of “cachinnate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincachinnoI laugh loudly or immoderately; I cachinnate; I...
2Latin-ō—
3Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “cachinnate”

  • cachinnation
  • cachinnatory
  • cachinnator
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