verb/ridikuliˈθaɾ/
to ridicule, laugh at, mock
Etymology tree Latin rīdeō Latin -icus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin rīdiculusbor. Spanish ridículo Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōlbor. Old Spanish -izar Spanish -izar Spanish ridiculizar From ridículo + -izar.