Where does “risorius” come from?

risorius (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.

risorius (English): A facial muscle that draws the angle of the mouth...

Definitions

  1. A facial muscle that draws the angle of the mouth...

Ancestry of “risorius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrisoriuslaughing, smiling
2LatinrīsorA laugher, mocker, banterer
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Latin -tor →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tōr →