Where does “deride” come from?
Deride comes from Middle French dérider, from Latin derideo meaning to laugh at or mock, formed from the prefix de- and Latin de.
deride (English): To harshly mock; ridicule
Definitions
- To harshly mock; ridicule
Ancestry of “deride”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | deridere | present active infinitive of dērīdeō;... |
| 2 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 3 | Latin | dē | — |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “deride”