Etymology

risible

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to laughter. Full definition →

Middle French risible ← Late Latin rīsibilis ← Latin rīsus
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  1. Latin · derived fromrīsus“laughter”
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromrīsibilis
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromrisible
  4. English todayrisible

From Middle French risible and directly from Late Latin rīsibilis, from Latin rīsus (“laughter”) + -ibilis, from the perfect passive participle of rīdeō (“laugh”).

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