Where does “riisitautinen” come from?
riisitautinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish riisitauti, from Finnish riisi, from Swedish ris, from Old Norse rís, from Middle Low German rīs, from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus.
riisitautinen (Finnish): rickety
Ancestry of “riisitautinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | riisitauti | rickets |
| 2 | Finnish | riisi | rice; ream; rachitis |
| 3 | Swedish | ris | small shrubs, such as blueberry and lingonberry,... |
| 4 | Old Norse | rís | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | rīs | — |
| 6 | Old French | ris | reef |
| 7 | Italian | riso | laughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere |
| 8 | Latin | rīsus | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |