Where does “risette” come from?

risette (French) comes 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.

risette (French): smile

Definitions

smile

Ancestry of “risette”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	ris	reef; laughing, laugh; pleasures
2	Middle French	ris	—
3	Old French	ris	reef
4	Italian	riso	laughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere
5	Latin	rīsus	laughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed
6	Ancient Greek	ὄρυζα	rice
7	Proto-Iranian	*wrinǰiš	—

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