Where does “railler” come from?

railler (French) comes from Middle French railler, from Latin raglāre, from Latin ragulāre, from Latin rago — to cry, roar, bellow, low, troat, make noises.

railler (French): to mock, taunt, jeer at; to jest

Definitions

  1. to mock, taunt, jeer at; to jest

Ancestry of “railler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchrailler—
2Latinraglāre—
3Latinragulārebray, rant, bellow, make noises
4Latinragoto cry, roar, bellow, low, troat, make noises

Words derived from “railler”

Every word from Latin rago →Every word from Latin ragulāre →Every word from Latin raglāre →