Where does “oryzalin” come from?

oryzalin (English) comes from Latin orȳza, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.

oryzalin (English): A selective herbicide used to control annual grasses etc. in food crops

Definitions

  1. A selective herbicide used to control annual grasses etc. in food crops

Ancestry of “oryzalin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorȳzarice
2Ancient Greekὄρυζαrice
3Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα →Every word from Latin orȳza →