Where does “risee” come from?
risee (Dutch) comes from French risée, from French ris, from Middle French ris, from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.
risee (Dutch): laughing stock
Definitions
- laughing stock
Ancestry of “risee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | risée | outburst of laughter; mockery, mocking;... |
| 2 | French | ris | reef; laughing, laugh; pleasures |
| 3 | Middle French | ris | — |
| 4 | Old French | ris | reef |
| 5 | Italian | riso | laughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere |
| 6 | Latin | rīsus | laughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |