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Where does “risibles” come from?

risibles (English) comes from English risible, from Latin rīsibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

risibles (English): The muscles and other organs used in laughing

Definitions

  1. The muscles and other organs used in laughing

Ancestry of “risibles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrisibleOf or pertaining to laughter; Provoking laughter;...
2Latinrīsibilis—
3Latin-bilis-ble
4Proto-Italic-ðlis—
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom →