Where does “ris” come from?
ris (Middle French) comes from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.
Ancestry of “ris”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | ris | reef |
| 2 | Italian | riso | laughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere |
| 3 | Latin | rīsus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |