Where does “Rice” come from?
Rice (English) comes 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.
Rice (English): Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food
Definitions
- Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food
Ancestry of “Rice”, step by step
Rice traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French ris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ris | reef; laughing, laugh; pleasures |
| 2 | Middle French | ris | — |
| 3 | Old French | ris | reef |
| 4 | Italian | riso | laughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere |
| 5 | Latin | rīsus | laughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |