ris etymology

French word ris comes from Latin ridere, and later Latin risus (Laughter, laughing. Mockery, jest.)

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Detailed word origin of ris

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
ridere Latin (lat)
risus Latin (lat) Laughter, laughing. Mockery, jest.
ris French (fra) (archaic) laughing, laugh. (literary) pleasures.

Words with the same origin as ris

Descendants of ridere
ridicule rieur rigolo riocher rire sourrire