Where does “rizière” come from?
rizière (French) comes from French riz, from Old Italian riso, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.
rizière (French): rice paddy
Ancestry of “rizière”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | riz | rice |
| 2 | Old Italian | riso | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |