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Where does “riso” come from?
riso (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.
Ancestry of “riso”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
rīsus
laughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed
2
Ancient Greek
ὄρυζα
rice
3
Proto-Iranian
*wrinǰiš
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Words derived from “riso”
riso
Riso
risada
risonho
risinho
risadinha
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