Where does “rîsi” come from?
rîsi (Norman) comes from Norman ris, from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.
rîsi (Norman): to reef
Ancestry of “rîsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norman | ris | reef; first-person singular preterite of rithe |
| 2 | Old French | ris | reef |
| 3 | Italian | riso | laughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere |
| 4 | Latin | rīsus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |