English
rictus
Rictus comes from Latin rictus, and goes back to ringor ‘to gape, show one's teeth, snarl’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEringor‘to gape, show one's teeth, snarl’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErictus
- Englishearliest quotation 1899same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEringor‘to gape, show one's teeth, snarl’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErictus
- Englishearliest quotation 1899same form
Earliest quotation: 1899, Victor Hugo: “Amid a thick, bristling beard, a nose like an…”
Every English word from Latin ringor
Today it means
noun A bird’s gaping mouth.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin ringor / rictus