Where does “riso” come from?

riso (Italian) comes from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.

riso (Italian): laughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere

Definitions

  1. laughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere

Ancestry of “riso”, step by step

riso traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin rīsus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrīsuslaughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed
2Ancient Greekὄρυζαrice
3Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš

via Latin orȳza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorȳzarice

via Late Latin oryza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinoryzarice

Words derived from “riso

Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš