Latin
rideō
‘to laugh’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin rideō.
14 English words in this record descend from Latin rideō, most familiar first.
- ridiculous ← rīdiculus
- ridicule ← rīdiculus
- derision ← dērīsiōnem ← derideō
- deride ← dērīdēre ← dērīdeō
- derisive ← dērīdeō
- risible ← rīsibilis ← rīsus
- arride ← arrīdēre
- irrision ← irrīsiō ← irrideō
- rident ← ridens
- risorial ← risorius ← rīsor
- risorius ← rīsor
- subrident ← subrīdēns ← subrīdeō
More words from rideō
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Etymograph / Latin rideō