Where does “Reis” come from?
Reis (German) comes from Middle High German rīs, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.
Reis (German): rice; shoot; plural of Real
Definitions
- rice; shoot; plural of Real
Ancestry of “Reis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | rīs | — |
| 2 | Italian | riso | laughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere |
| 3 | Latin | rīsus | laughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |
Words derived from “Reis”