Where does “rire” come from?

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

rire (French): to laugh; laugh

Definitions

  1. to laugh; laugh

Ancestry of “rire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchrireto laugh
2Old Frenchrireto laugh
3Late Latinrīdo—
4Latinrīdeōto laugh

Words derived from “rire”

Every word from Latin rīdeō →Every word from Late Latin rīdo →Every word from Old French rire →