Where does “ri” come from?

ri (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese rir, from Old Portuguese riir, from Vulgar Latin *rīdīre, from Latin rīdeō — to laugh.

ri (Guinea-Bissau Creole): to laugh

Definitions

  1. to laugh

Ancestry of “ri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueserirto laugh; to laugh at; to make fun of
2Old Portugueseriirto laugh
3Vulgar Latin*rīdīre—
4Latinrīdeōto laugh
Every word from Latin rīdeō →Every word from Vulgar Latin *rīdīre →Every word from Old Portuguese riir →
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