risata etymology

Italian word risata comes from Italian riso (Laughter, laugh Rice.), Italian -ata

Detailed word origin of risata

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
riso Italian (ita) Laughter, laugh Rice.
-ata Italian (ita) (rare) Used as an intensifier.. Used to form collective nouns.. Used to form nouns, derived from nouns with a negative connotation, expressing an action.. Used to form verbal nouns, derived from regular -are verbs, expressing an instance of the action expressed by the verb.. Used to form words, derived from nouns, corresponding to -ful (as much as something will hold).. Used to form words, [...]
risata Italian (ita) Laugh. Laughter.

Words with the same origin as risata

Descendants of -ata
boccata cacciata cazzata chiacchierata crociata giornata mangiata mattinata occhiata scopata serata stronzata telefonata