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Where does “risorial” come from?

risorial (English) comes from Latin risorius, from Latin rīsor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

risorial (English): Pertaining to, or producing, laughter

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to, or producing, laughter

Ancestry of “risorial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrisoriuslaughing, smiling
2Latinrīsor—
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōr—
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →