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ridere
Latin · ancient
"to laugh"
to laugh
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ridiculus
Latin · ancient
"laughable"
laughable, from ridere
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ridicule
French · 1600s
"mockery directed at something laughable"
carried into French for mockery directed at something laughable
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ridicule
English · 1670s
"mockery or contemptuous laughter directed at someone"
settled as the English word for mockery or contemptuous laughter
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