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Where does “dérider” come from?

dérider (Middle French) comes from Latin derideo, from Latin de-, from Latin de, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Ancestry of “dérider”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinderideoI laugh at, mock, make fun of, deride
2Latinde-de-
3LatindeThe name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “dérider”

  • deride
  • deriding
  • derider
  • deridingly
  • deridable
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