Where does “riso” come from?

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

riso (Portuguese): laughter, laugh

Definitions

  1. laughter, laugh

Ancestry of “riso”, step by step

riso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese riso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseriso—
2Latinrīsuslaughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed
3Ancient Greekὄρυζαrice
4Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš—

via Old Portuguese rriso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueserriso—
2Latinrisuslaughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been...
3LatinrideoI laugh; I laugh at, ridicule, mock
Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα →Every word from Latin rīsus →