Where does “rit” come from?

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

rit (French): rite; third-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. rite; third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “rit”, step by step

rit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French rire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrireto laugh; laugh
2Middle Frenchrireto laugh
3Old Frenchrireto laugh
4Late Latinrīdo—
5Latinrīdeōto laugh

via Latin ritus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinritusrite, ceremony; habit, custom, usage
Every word from Latin rīdeō →Every word from Late Latin rīdo →Every word from Old French rire →