Where does “orez” come from?

orez (Romanian) comes from Czech ořezat, from Czech řezat, from Old Czech řězati, from Proto-Slavic rězati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- — to break, tear.

orez (Romanian): rice

Definitions

  1. rice

Ancestry of “orez”, step by step

orez traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech ořezat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechořezatto crop to remove the outer parts of a photography or image in order to frame the subject better
2Czechřezatto cut; to saw
3Old Czechřězatito cut
4Proto-Slavicrězatito cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*rḗˀźteito cut
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₁ǵ-to break, tear

via Bulgarian ориз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianоризrice
2Greekόρυζαrice
3Ancient Greekὄρυζαrice
4Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš—

Words derived from “orez”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic rězati →