Where does “ricebird” come from?
ricebird (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.
ricebird (English): The Java sparrow; The bobolink
Definitions
- The Java sparrow; The bobolink
Ancestry of “ricebird”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Rice | — |
| 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 | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |