Words that come from Ancient Greek “ὄρυζα”

400 words across 69 languages descend from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα — including rice, Rice, risible, risotto, ricer, risibles, ricefield, nonrice.

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Words from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα — 400 descendants | Etymology Explorer