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Where does “ridinda” come from?

ridinda (Ido) comes from Esperanto ridinda, from Esperanto ridi, from Italian ridere, from Late Latin rīdo, from Latin rīdeō.

ridinda (Ido): ridiculous

Definitions

  1. ridiculous

Ancestry of “ridinda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoridindalaughable, farcical, ridiculous
2Esperantoridito laugh
3Italianridereto laugh; to laugh at
4Late Latinrīdo—
5Latinrīdeō—
Every word from Latin rīdeō →