Where does “ri” come from?

ri (French) comes from French rire, from Middle French rire, from Old French rire, from Late Latin rīdo, from Latin rīdeō — to laugh.

ri (French): past participle of rire

Definitions

  1. past participle of rire

Ancestry of “ri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrireto laugh; laugh
2Middle Frenchrireto laugh
3Old Frenchrireto laugh
4Late Latinrīdo—
5Latinrīdeōto laugh
Every word from Latin rīdeō →Every word from Late Latin rīdo →Every word from Old French rire →