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 rīdeōEvery word from Late Latin rīdoEvery word from Old French rire