Where does “ridiculest” come from?
ridiculest (English) comes from English ridicule, from French ridicule, from Latin rīdiculus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
ridiculest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “ridiculest”, step by step
ridiculest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ridicule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ridicule | to criticize or disapprove of someone or... |
| 2 | French | ridicule | ridiculous |
| 3 | Latin | rīdiculus | (good, in the context of humor) laughable, funny, amusing, humorous |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |