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

• subrisive
• subrision

Etymograph / Latin rideō