Where does “risotto” come from?

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

risotto (Italian): risotto

Definitions

  1. risotto

Ancestry of “risotto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrisolaughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere
2Latinrīsuslaughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed
3Ancient Greekὄρυζαrice
4Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš—

Words derived from “risotto”

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