Etymology

subrision

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Today it means: An act of smiling. Full definition →

Late Latin subrisio ← Latin subrīdeō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromsubrīdeō“to smile”
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromsubrisio“smile”
  3. English todaysubrision

Borrowed from Late Latin subrisio (“smile”), from Latin subrīdeō (“to smile”).

Words from the same roots

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