rid- root words — words with the rid- root

The root rid- comes from Latin rideo, meaning laugh. 16 words in Dendril are built from it, including ridiculous, ridiculously, deride, derided, derides, deriding, derision, ridicule, ridiculed, ridicules, ridiculing, derisive. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the rid- root

Explore words with rid- — words containing the rid- root and sharing its sense of "laugh". Examples include ridiculous, ridiculously, deride, derided, derides, deriding, derision, ridicule, ridiculed, ridicules, ridiculing, derisive. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The rid- root means laugh, from Latin rideo. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.