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Where does “rire” come from?

rire (Middle French) comes from Old French rire, from Late Latin rīdo, from Latin rīdeō.

rire (Middle French): to laugh

Definitions

  1. to laugh

Ancestry of “rire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrireto laugh
2Late Latinrīdo—
3Latinrīdeō—

Words derived from “rire”

  • riant
  • riantly
  • rieur
  • ri
  • riant
  • rigolo
  • rigolade
  • riocher
  • rie
  • rigolard
  • rieusement
  • rigoler
  • ries
  • rire
  • rit
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