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Where does “ludibrio” come from?

ludibrio (Italian) comes from Latin ludibrium, from Latin lūdere.

ludibrio (Italian): mockery, scorn; laughing stock

Definitions

  1. mockery, scorn; laughing stock

Ancestry of “ludibrio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinludibriummockery, derision; wantonness; laughing stock
2Latinlūdere—
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