Where does “ris” come from?

ris (Cornish) comes from Middle English rys, from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.

ris (Cornish): rice

Definitions

  1. rice

Ancestry of “ris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrysrice
2Old Frenchrisreef
3Italianrisolaughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere
4Latinrīsuslaughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed
5Ancient Greekὄρυζαrice
6Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš
Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰišEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄρυζαEvery word from Latin rīsus
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