English
risorius
Risorius comes from Late Latin rīsōrius ‘ridiculous, laughing’, and goes back to Latin rīdeō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErīdeō‘to laugh’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErīsor‘laugher, mocker’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CErīsōrius‘ridiculous, laughing’
- Englishtodayrisorius
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErīdeō‘to laugh’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErīsor‘laugher, mocker’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CErīsōrius‘ridiculous, laughing’
- Englishtodayrisorius
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wert- ‘to turn, to rotate, spin’
university, version, word, worth, weird, conversation, universe, diversity, diverse, verse, divorce, vertical, versus, advertisement, versatile, convertible, advert, divert, adversity, revert, pervert, vortex, diversification, vertex, vertigo, avert, vert, verso, perversity, wurst, 72 more
through Latin rīdeō ‘to laugh’
Today it means
noun A narrow band of facial muscle arising from the fascia over the masseter and inserting into the tissues at the corner of the mouth, which it draws laterally, as is used when smiling.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin rīdeō / risorius