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Where does “orȳza” come from?
orȳza (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.
orȳza
(Latin): rice
Definitions
rice
Ancestry of “orȳza”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
ὄρυζα
rice
2
Proto-Iranian
*wrinǰiš
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Words derived from “orȳza”
rice
Rice
risotto
ricer
ricefield
nonrice
ricegrass
Raijin
rijsttafel
ricelike
riceroot
ricebird
ricemeal
riceless
ricegrower
ricefish
oryzivorous
riso
risum
Oryza
ориз
rixo
ориз
rīs
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