Where does “rire” come from?

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

rire (Middle French): to laugh

Definitions

  1. to laugh

Ancestry of “rire”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rire”

Every word from Latin rīdeō →Every word from Late Latin rīdo →Every word from Old French rire →