Where does “nonrice” come from?
nonrice (English) comes from English Rice, 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.
nonrice (English): Not of or pertaining to rice
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to rice
Ancestry of “nonrice”, step by step
nonrice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Rice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rice | Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food |
| 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 | — |