Where does “rire” come from?

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

rire (Old French): to laugh

Definitions

  1. to laugh

Ancestry of “rire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinrīdo—
2Latinrīdeōto laugh

Words derived from “rire”

Every word from Latin rīdeō →Every word from Late Latin rīdo →
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