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
Definitions
- rickety
Ancestry of “riisitautinen”, step by step
riisitautinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish riisitauti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | laughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |